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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in San Francisco, CA

The median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $41,970 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,747 a month.

10th percentile
$38,830
25th percentile
$39,450
Median percentile
$41,970
75th percentile
$48,780
90th percentile
$64,160

Based on 2,740 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$32,965 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,970
Federal income tax−$2,856
Social Security + Medicare−$3,211
California income tax (approx.)−$2,938
Monthly take-home$2,747
Every two weeks$1,268

Does it go far here?

$36,302Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
90%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220
Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
Physicians, All Other$294,360
Chief Executives$288,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

All food preparation and serving related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California