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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary in San Francisco, CA

The median plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $77,880 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,847 a month.

10th percentile
$48,540
25th percentile
$62,650
Median percentile
$77,880
75th percentile
$121,770
90th percentile
$155,330

Based on 5,660 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

$58,167 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,880
Federal income tax−$8,304
Social Security + Medicare−$5,958
California income tax (approx.)−$5,452
Monthly take-home$4,847
Every two weeks$2,237

Does it go far here?

$67,363Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
51%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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