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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in San Francisco, CA

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $49,360 a year, 34% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,199 a month.

10th percentile
$40,320
25th percentile
$46,360
Median percentile
$49,360
75th percentile
$59,930
90th percentile
$62,910

Based on 18,710 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

$38,386 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,360
Federal income tax−$3,743
Social Security + Medicare−$3,776
California income tax (approx.)−$3,455
Monthly take-home$3,199
Every two weeks$1,476

Does it go far here?

$42,694Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
77%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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California