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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in San Francisco, CA

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $47,430 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,081 a month.

10th percentile
$40,970
25th percentile
$44,470
Median percentile
$47,430
75th percentile
$58,570
90th percentile
$66,380

Based on 620 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

$36,970 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,430
Federal income tax−$3,512
Social Security + Medicare−$3,628
California income tax (approx.)−$3,320
Monthly take-home$3,081
Every two weeks$1,422

Does it go far here?

$41,025Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
80%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 mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service salaries · Take-home pay in California