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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in San Francisco, CA

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $100,620 a year, 35% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,048 a month.

10th percentile
$79,410
25th percentile
$85,460
Median percentile
$100,620
75th percentile
$124,740
90th percentile
$125,000

Based on 790 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

$72,573 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,620
Federal income tax−$13,306
Social Security + Medicare−$7,697
California income tax (approx.)−$7,043
Monthly take-home$6,048
Every two weeks$2,791

Does it go far here?

$87,032Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
41%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 mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in California