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Nurse Practitioners salary in San Francisco, CA

The median nurse practitioners in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $219,080 a year, 66% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $12,296 a month.

10th percentile
$153,280
25th percentile
$176,490
Median percentile
$219,080
75th percentile
$241,910
90th percentile
$273,960

Based on 3,110 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

$147,547 take-home a year
Gross pay$219,080
Federal income tax−$41,410
Social Security + Medicare−$14,787
California income tax (approx.)−$15,336
Monthly take-home$12,296
Every two weeks$5,675

Does it go far here?

$189,494Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
20%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

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