SOC 21-1099 · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other Salary in San Francisco, CA

The average salary for other community and social service specialists in San Francisco, California is $72,430 a year ($34.82 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $68,390: half of the 2,560 people in this job in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% more than the U.S. average for this job ($59,590).

$72,430average per year

$34.82 / hourMedian $68,390Take-home ≈ $57,063

  • $42K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $83K75th
  • $108K90th

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

2,560people in this job
+22%vs U.S. average
#2 of 24California metros
116cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay range in San Francisco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $108,020 or more. The middle half of other community and social service specialists in San Francisco earn between $51,050 and $83,180.

  • $42K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $83K75th
  • $108K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$72,430$6,036$34.82
Median$68,390$5,699$32.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,050$4,254$24.54
Experienced (75th percentile)$83,180$6,932$39.99

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

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay in San Francisco vs. California and the U.S.

Other community and social service specialists in San Francisco earn 15% more than the California average ($63,160) and 22% more than the U.S. average ($59,590). At the median the gap is +21% against the U.S. median of $56,730.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Francisco$72,430$68,390$42,140$108,0202,560
California$63,160$58,770$38,840$96,03016,250
United States$59,590$56,730$37,310$84,210107,730

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

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary after taxes in San Francisco

On the average salary of $72,430, a single filer in San Francisco takes home about $57,063 a year, or $4,755 a month and $2,195 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 community and social service specialists? 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 $72,430 buys what about $62,649 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in San Francisco ($74,260). A typical home costs $1,149,215, or 15.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary in other California cities

San Francisco ranks 2nd of 24 California metro areas for this job; Sacramento pays the most ($72,510).

All Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for other community and social service specialists

Harrisburg, PA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($81,060).

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary by city

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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary in San Francisco: questions

How much do other community and social service specialists make an hour in San Francisco?

$34.82 an hour on average, and $32.88 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other community and social service specialists salary in San Francisco?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,050, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other community and social service specialists take-home pay in San Francisco?

About $57,063 a year ($4,755 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $72,430. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do other community and social service specialists earn more in San Francisco than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% more than the U.S. average for this job ($59,590).

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 21-1099; area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (41860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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 1.56, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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