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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in San Francisco, CA

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $61,330 a year, 34% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,930 a month.

10th percentile
$48,130
25th percentile
$51,510
Median percentile
$61,330
75th percentile
$77,480
90th percentile
$84,100

Based on 13,660 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

$47,166 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,330
Federal income tax−$5,180
Social Security + Medicare−$4,692
California income tax (approx.)−$4,293
Monthly take-home$3,930
Every two weeks$1,814

Does it go far here?

$53,048Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
63%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 medical secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in California