Chief Executives pay range in San Francisco
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $100,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $558,310 or more. The middle half of chief executives in San Francisco earn between $172,900 and $425,680.
- $100K10th
- $173K25th
- $289KMedian
- $426K75th
- $558K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $320,210 | $26,684 | $153.95 |
| Median | $288,690 | $24,058 | $138.79 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $172,900 | $14,408 | $83.12 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $425,680 | $35,473 | $204.65 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Chief Executives salary after taxes in San Francisco
On the average salary of $320,210, a single filer in San Francisco takes home about $202,151 a year, or $16,846 a month and $7,775 every two weeks. Taxes take 37% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is San Francisco a good place for chief executives? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the San Francisco area are 16% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 115.6), so the average $320,210 buys what about $276,967 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.9 times the median wage of all jobs in San Francisco ($74,260). A typical home costs $1,149,215, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.
Chief Executives salary in other California cities
San Francisco ranks 1st of 24 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- San Francisco$320,210
- Los Angeles$302,780
- San Diego$281,170
- Napa$275,720
- Oxnard$253,100
- Santa Rosa$252,630
- Salinas$250,760
- Modesto$250,390
- Santa Cruz$246,710
- Stockton$243,950
Highest-paying cities for chief executives
Medford, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($503,650).
- Medford, OR$503,650
- Midland, MI$493,680
- Bridgeport, CT$447,290
- Durham, NC$425,580
- Portland, OR$420,320
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Chief Executives salary in San Francisco: questions
How much do chief executives make an hour in San Francisco?
$153.95 an hour on average, and $138.79 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level chief executives salary in San Francisco?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $100,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $172,900, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the chief executives take-home pay in San Francisco?
About $202,151 a year ($16,846 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $320,210. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do chief executives earn more in San Francisco than elsewhere?
The average here is 14% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($281,693).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-1011; area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (41860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.66, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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