SOC 43-9199 · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other Salary in San Francisco, CA

The average salary for other office and administrative support workers in San Francisco, California is $65,500 a year ($31.49 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,780: half of the 2,910 people in this job in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 35% more than the U.S. average for this job ($48,670).

$65,500average per year

$31.49 / hourMedian $61,780Take-home ≈ $52,642

  • $44K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $95K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,910people in this job
+35%vs U.S. average
#4 of 23California metros
116cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other pay range in San Francisco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,380 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,290 or more. The middle half of other office and administrative support workers in San Francisco earn between $47,140 and $78,940.

  • $44K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $95K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,500$5,458$31.49
Median$61,780$5,148$29.70
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,140$3,928$22.66
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,940$6,578$37.95

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other pay in San Francisco vs. California and the U.S.

Other office and administrative support workers in San Francisco earn 11% more than the California average ($58,960) and 35% more than the U.S. average ($48,670). At the median the gap is +35% against the U.S. median of $45,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Francisco$65,500$61,780$44,380$95,2902,910
California$58,960$54,020$37,000$85,26023,120
United States$48,670$45,670$31,090$71,940192,260

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salary after taxes in San Francisco

On the average salary of $65,500, a single filer in San Francisco takes home about $52,642 a year, or $4,387 a month and $2,025 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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.

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Is San Francisco a good place for other office and administrative support workers? 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 $65,500 buys what about $56,655 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in San Francisco ($74,260). A typical home costs $1,149,215, or 17.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salary in other California cities

San Francisco ranks 4th of 23 California metro areas for this job; Santa Cruz pays the most ($71,610).

All Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for other office and administrative support workers

Buffalo, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($74,650).

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salary by city

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Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salary in San Francisco: questions

How much do other office and administrative support workers make an hour in San Francisco?

$31.49 an hour on average, and $29.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other office and administrative support workers salary in San Francisco?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,380 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,140, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other office and administrative support workers take-home pay in San Francisco?

About $52,642 a year ($4,387 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,500. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do other office and administrative support workers earn more in San Francisco than elsewhere?

The average here is 35% more than the U.S. average for this job ($48,670).

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 43-9199; area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (41860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.99, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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