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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in San Francisco, CA

The median packers and packagers, hand in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $41,610 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,725 a month.

10th percentile
$35,010
25th percentile
$36,120
Median percentile
$41,610
75th percentile
$45,690
90th percentile
$52,350

Based on 5,750 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

$32,701 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,610
Federal income tax−$2,813
Social Security + Medicare−$3,183
California income tax (approx.)−$2,913
Monthly take-home$2,725
Every two weeks$1,258

Does it go far here?

$35,991Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
91%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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