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Ship Engineers salary in San Francisco, CA

The median ship engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $108,770 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,478 a month.

10th percentile
$93,100
25th percentile
$95,390
Median percentile
$108,770
75th percentile
$161,750
90th percentile
$205,780

Based on 140 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

$77,736 take-home a year
Gross pay$108,770
Federal income tax−$15,099
Social Security + Medicare−$8,321
California income tax (approx.)−$7,614
Monthly take-home$6,478
Every two weeks$2,990

Does it go far here?

$94,081Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
38%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 ship engineers salaries · Take-home pay in California