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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in San Francisco, CA

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $79,410 a year, 43% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,928 a month.

10th percentile
$55,270
25th percentile
$62,120
Median percentile
$79,410
75th percentile
$104,290
90th percentile
$123,850

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

$59,136 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,410
Federal income tax−$8,640
Social Security + Medicare−$6,075
California income tax (approx.)−$5,559
Monthly take-home$4,928
Every two weeks$2,274

Does it go far here?

$68,686Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
50%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 legal secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in California