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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in San Francisco, CA

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $48,400 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,140 a month.

10th percentile
$40,620
25th percentile
$45,000
Median percentile
$48,400
75th percentile
$56,020
90th percentile
$64,900

Based on 30,710 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

$37,681 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,400
Federal income tax−$3,628
Social Security + Medicare−$3,703
California income tax (approx.)−$3,388
Monthly take-home$3,140
Every two weeks$1,449

Does it go far here?

$41,864Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
79%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in California