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Occupational Therapy Assistants salary in San Francisco, CA

The median occupational therapy assistants in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $97,860 a year, 35% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,902 a month.

10th percentile
$82,300
25th percentile
$87,350
Median percentile
$97,860
75th percentile
$105,920
90th percentile
$122,670

Based on 290 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

$70,824 take-home a year
Gross pay$97,860
Federal income tax−$12,699
Social Security + Medicare−$7,486
California income tax (approx.)−$6,850
Monthly take-home$5,902
Every two weeks$2,724

Does it go far here?

$84,644Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
42%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 occupational therapy assistants salaries · Take-home pay in California