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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in San Francisco, CA

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $125,160 a year, 109% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,338 a month.

10th percentile
$73,570
25th percentile
$98,090
Median percentile
$125,160
75th percentile
$137,170
90th percentile
$147,790

Based on 1,040 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

$88,052 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,160
Federal income tax−$18,772
Social Security + Medicare−$9,575
California income tax (approx.)−$8,761
Monthly take-home$7,338
Every two weeks$3,387

Does it go far here?

$108,258Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
34%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 water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in California