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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in San Francisco, CA

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $66,450 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,243 a month.

10th percentile
$48,300
25th percentile
$57,320
Median percentile
$66,450
75th percentile
$77,910
90th percentile
$94,280

Based on 16,450 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

$50,921 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,450
Federal income tax−$5,794
Social Security + Medicare−$5,083
California income tax (approx.)−$4,652
Monthly take-home$4,243
Every two weeks$1,959

Does it go far here?

$57,476Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
58%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
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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 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in California