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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in San Francisco, CA

The median tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $53,340 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,442 a month.

10th percentile
$42,660
25th percentile
$46,320
Median percentile
$53,340
75th percentile
$59,920
90th percentile
$84,960

Based on 30 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

$41,305 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,340
Federal income tax−$4,221
Social Security + Medicare−$4,081
California income tax (approx.)−$3,734
Monthly take-home$3,442
Every two weeks$1,589

Does it go far here?

$46,137Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
72%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

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