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Museum Technicians and Conservators salary in San Francisco, CA

The median museum technicians and conservators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $75,020 a year, 46% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,696 a month.

10th percentile
$48,480
25th percentile
$61,010
Median percentile
$75,020
75th percentile
$78,460
90th percentile
$99,740

Based on 420 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

$56,355 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,020
Federal income tax−$7,674
Social Security + Medicare−$5,739
California income tax (approx.)−$5,251
Monthly take-home$4,696
Every two weeks$2,168

Does it go far here?

$64,889Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
53%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 museum technicians and conservators salaries · Take-home pay in California