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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in San Francisco, CA

The median public safety telecommunicators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $104,910 a year, 98% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,274 a month.

10th percentile
$60,070
25th percentile
$82,210
Median percentile
$104,910
75th percentile
$120,710
90th percentile
$136,860

Based on 1,110 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

$75,290 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,910
Federal income tax−$14,250
Social Security + Medicare−$8,026
California income tax (approx.)−$7,344
Monthly take-home$6,274
Every two weeks$2,896

Does it go far here?

$90,742Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
39%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 public safety telecommunicators salaries · Take-home pay in California