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Insurance Underwriters salary in San Francisco, CA

The median insurance underwriters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $84,520 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,198 a month.

10th percentile
$77,370
25th percentile
$77,370
Median percentile
$84,520
75th percentile
$126,110
90th percentile
$164,500

Based on 1,350 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

$62,373 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,520
Federal income tax−$9,764
Social Security + Medicare−$6,466
California income tax (approx.)−$5,916
Monthly take-home$5,198
Every two weeks$2,399

Does it go far here?

$73,106Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
48%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 insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in California