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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in San Francisco, CA

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $50,970 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,297 a month.

10th percentile
$42,240
25th percentile
$46,610
Median percentile
$50,970
75th percentile
$60,120
90th percentile
$61,660

Based on 220 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

$39,566 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,970
Federal income tax−$3,936
Social Security + Medicare−$3,899
California income tax (approx.)−$3,568
Monthly take-home$3,297
Every two weeks$1,522

Does it go far here?

$44,087Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
75%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
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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 woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing salaries · Take-home pay in California