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Sheet Metal Workers salary in San Francisco, CA

The median sheet metal workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $102,660 a year, 66% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,155 a month.

10th percentile
$55,560
25th percentile
$72,090
Median percentile
$102,660
75th percentile
$145,690
90th percentile
$154,790

Based on 880 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

$73,865 take-home a year
Gross pay$102,660
Federal income tax−$13,755
Social Security + Medicare−$7,853
California income tax (approx.)−$7,186
Monthly take-home$6,155
Every two weeks$2,841

Does it go far here?

$88,796Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
40%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 sheet metal workers salaries · Take-home pay in California