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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in San Francisco, CA

The median security and fire alarm systems installers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $79,350 a year, 32% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,925 a month.

10th percentile
$52,040
25th percentile
$62,980
Median percentile
$79,350
75th percentile
$95,680
90th percentile
$115,130

Based on 1,030 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

$59,098 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,350
Federal income tax−$8,627
Social Security + Medicare−$6,070
California income tax (approx.)−$5,555
Monthly take-home$4,925
Every two weeks$2,273

Does it go far here?

$68,634Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
50%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 security and fire alarm systems installers salaries · Take-home pay in California