Flight Attendants pay range in San Francisco
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $141,700 or more. The middle half of flight attendants in San Francisco earn between $60,890 and $110,310.
- $53K10th
- $61K25th
- $89KMedian
- $110K75th
- $142K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $91,980 | $7,665 | — |
| Median | $89,430 | $7,452 | — |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $60,890 | $5,074 | — |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $110,310 | $9,192 | — |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).
Flight Attendants salary after taxes in San Francisco
On the average salary of $91,980, a single filer in San Francisco takes home about $69,076 a year, or $5,756 a month and $2,657 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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 flight attendants? 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 $91,980 buys what about $79,559 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in San Francisco ($74,260). A typical home costs $1,149,215, or 12.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Flight Attendants salary in other California cities
San Francisco ranks 1st of 2 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- San Francisco$91,980
- Los Angeles$76,980
Highest-paying cities for flight attendants
New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($127,220).
- New York, NY$127,220
- San Francisco, CA$91,980
- Salt Lake City, UT$90,870
- Atlantic City, NJ$84,310
- Boise, ID$84,300
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Flight Attendants salary in San Francisco: questions
What is the entry-level flight attendants salary in San Francisco?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,890, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the flight attendants take-home pay in San Francisco?
About $69,076 a year ($5,756 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $91,980. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do flight attendants earn more in San Francisco than elsewhere?
The average here is 18% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($77,831).
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 53-2031; area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (41860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
- 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 2.20, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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