Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary — San Francisco, California

The average Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in San Francisco, California earns $92,500 a year.

$92,500 / year, mean
↑ 14.7% above national average 67th percentile in California

San Francisco sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within California — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's a solid premium over the national average for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians. Cost of living here runs meaningfully above the national average. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
1,570
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.7%
Cost of living 116 #1 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $1,149,215 #3 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $133,780 #2 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: San Francisco ranks #1 for cost of living and #3 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Bremerton $108,520 Bakersfield $106,180 Lexington Park $104,490 Oxnard $98,390 San Diego $97,620 Atlantic City $97,300 San Jose $95,370 Seattle $94,700 Wheeling $94,150 Virginia Beach $93,020 San Francisco $92,500 Baltimore $91,520 Richmond $91,090 Santa Maria $91,000 Wenatchee $90,500 Kennewick $89,870 Panama City $89,410 Hagerstown $88,860 Riverside $88,630 Jacksonville $88,540 Chicago $87,290 New York $85,760 Jackson $85,740 Trenton $85,680 Los Angeles $85,240 Crestview $84,510 Fresno $84,070 Peoria $82,520 San Luis Obispo $82,470 Huntington $82,310 Syracuse $82,290 Charleston $82,250 Philadelphia $82,090 Waco $81,760 Odessa $80,720 Reading $80,150 Kiryas Joel $80,070 Niles $79,880 Springfield $79,820 Victoria $79,710 Amarillo $79,680 Lebanon $79,500 Sacramento $79,260 Portland $79,200 Scranton $79,110 Eugene $78,780 Corpus Christi $78,720 Spokane $78,470 Miami $78,280 Beaumont $78,110 Roanoke $78,090 Chambersburg $76,790 Detroit $76,350 Johnstown $76,290 Williamsport $76,170 Lynchburg $76,000 Sherman $75,950 Tallahassee $75,870 Dallas $74,730 Lubbock $74,620 Sarasota $74,530 Fort Myers $74,420 Charlottesville $74,160 Lansing $73,990 Houston $73,790 Binghamton $73,740 Indianapolis $73,740 Rochester $73,350 Salisbury $73,170 Visalia $72,870 Lakeland $72,700 Midland $72,650 Ann Arbor $72,420 Pittsburgh $72,230 Buffalo $71,660 Albany $71,620 San Antonio $71,530 Killeen $71,430 Longview $71,300 Evansville $71,140 Terre Haute $70,870 Lancaster $70,310 Orlando $70,190 Gainesville $70,000 Tampa $69,200 Austin $69,160 Palm Bay $69,140 Allentown $68,980 Utica $68,810 Ocala $68,270 College Station $67,760 Pensacola $67,730 Grand Rapids $67,490 Kalamazoo $67,320 York $66,300 El Paso $65,930 Harrisburg $65,610 Lexington $64,960 Louisville $64,840 McAllen $64,830 Fort Wayne $64,700 South Bend $64,530 Deltona $63,760 Elkhart $63,590 Brownsville $62,920 Blacksburg $62,530 Columbus $61,920 State College $60,780 Lafayette $56,790 Harrisonburg $50,390
CityMean salaryvs. San Francisco
Albany, New York$71,620-22.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$68,980-25.4%
Amarillo, Texas$79,680-13.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$72,420-21.7%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$97,300+5.2%
Austin, Texas$69,160-25.2%
Bakersfield, California$106,180+14.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$91,520-1.1%
Beaumont, Texas$78,110-15.6%
Binghamton, New York$73,740-20.3%
Blacksburg, Virginia$62,530-32.4%
Bremerton, Washington$108,520+17.3%
Brownsville, Texas$62,920-32.0%
Buffalo, New York$71,660-22.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$74,420-19.5%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$76,790-17.0%
Charleston, West Virginia$82,250-11.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$74,160-19.8%
Chicago, Illinois$87,290-5.6%
College Station, Texas$67,760-26.7%
Columbus, Indiana$61,920-33.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$78,720-14.9%
Crestview, Florida$84,510-8.6%
Dallas, Texas$74,730-19.2%
Deltona, Florida$63,760-31.1%
Detroit, Michigan$76,350-17.5%
Elkhart, Indiana$63,590-31.3%
El Paso, Texas$65,930-28.7%
Eugene, Oregon$78,780-14.8%
Evansville, Indiana$71,140-23.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$64,700-30.1%
Fresno, California$84,070-9.1%
Gainesville, Florida$70,000-24.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$67,490-27.0%
Hagerstown, Maryland$88,860-3.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$65,610-29.1%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$50,390-45.5%
Houston, Texas$73,790-20.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$82,310-11.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$73,740-20.3%
Jackson, Michigan$85,740-7.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$88,540-4.3%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$76,290-17.5%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$67,320-27.2%
Kennewick, Washington$89,870-2.8%
Killeen, Texas$71,430-22.8%
Kiryas Joel, New York$80,070-13.4%
Lafayette, Indiana$56,790-38.6%
Lakeland, Florida$72,700-21.4%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$70,310-24.0%
Lansing, Michigan$73,990-20.0%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$79,500-14.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$64,960-29.8%
Lexington Park, Maryland$104,490+13.0%
Longview, Texas$71,300-22.9%
Los Angeles, California$85,240-7.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$64,840-29.9%
Lubbock, Texas$74,620-19.3%
Lynchburg, Virginia$76,000-17.8%
McAllen, Texas$64,830-29.9%
Miami, Florida$78,280-15.4%
Midland, Texas$72,650-21.5%
New York, New York$85,760-7.3%
Niles, Michigan$79,880-13.6%
Sarasota, Florida$74,530-19.4%
Ocala, Florida$68,270-26.2%
Odessa, Texas$80,720-12.7%
Orlando, Florida$70,190-24.1%
Oxnard, California$98,390+6.4%
Palm Bay, Florida$69,140-25.3%
Panama City, Florida$89,410-3.3%
Pensacola, Florida$67,730-26.8%
Peoria, Illinois$82,520-10.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$82,090-11.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$72,230-21.9%
Portland, Oregon$79,200-14.4%
Reading, Pennsylvania$80,150-13.4%
Richmond, Virginia$91,090-1.5%
Riverside, California$88,630-4.2%
Roanoke, Virginia$78,090-15.6%
Rochester, New York$73,350-20.7%
Sacramento, California$79,260-14.3%
Salisbury, Maryland$73,170-20.9%
San Antonio, Texas$71,530-22.7%
San Diego, California$97,620+5.5%
San Jose, California$95,370+3.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$82,470-10.8%
Santa Maria, California$91,000-1.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$79,110-14.5%
Seattle, Washington$94,700+2.4%
Sherman, Texas$75,950-17.9%
South Bend, Indiana$64,530-30.2%
Spokane, Washington$78,470-15.2%
Springfield, Illinois$79,820-13.7%
State College, Pennsylvania$60,780-34.3%
Syracuse, New York$82,290-11.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$75,870-18.0%
Tampa, Florida$69,200-25.2%
Terre Haute, Indiana$70,870-23.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$85,680-7.4%
Utica, New York$68,810-25.6%
Victoria, Texas$79,710-13.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$93,020+0.6%
Visalia, California$72,870-21.2%
Waco, Texas$81,760-11.6%
Wenatchee, Washington$90,500-2.2%
Wheeling, West Virginia$94,150+1.8%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$76,170-17.7%
York, Pennsylvania$66,300-28.3%
Gross salary
92,500/yr
Estimated take-home
69,393/yr
Est. total withheld
25.0%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for San Francisco

These notes add local color around San Francisco, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-3023 SOC code
Official area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 41860 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
OaklandFremont
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

AK HI

Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
4,653,593