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Industrial Engineers salary in San Francisco, CA

The median industrial engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $132,230 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,699 a month.

10th percentile
$90,240
25th percentile
$107,470
Median percentile
$132,230
75th percentile
$164,610
90th percentile
$198,560

Based on 5,470 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

$92,389 take-home a year
Gross pay$132,230
Federal income tax−$20,469
Social Security + Medicare−$10,116
California income tax (approx.)−$9,256
Monthly take-home$7,699
Every two weeks$3,553

Does it go far here?

$114,373Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
32%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 industrial engineers salaries · Take-home pay in California