SOC 53-3031 · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro

Driver/Sales Workers Salary in San Francisco, CA

The average salary for driver/sales workers in San Francisco, California is $49,380 a year ($23.74 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,680: half of the 5,220 people in this job in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% more than the U.S. average for this job ($40,730).

$49,380average per year

$23.74 / hourMedian $43,680Take-home ≈ $40,702

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $66K90th

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

5,220people in this job
+21%vs U.S. average
#9 of 25California metros
116cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Driver/Sales Workers pay range in San Francisco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,070 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,360 or more. The middle half of driver/sales workers in San Francisco earn between $39,400 and $56,200.

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $66K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,380$4,115$23.74
Median$43,680$3,640$21.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,400$3,283$18.94
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,200$4,683$27.02

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

Driver/Sales Workers pay in San Francisco vs. California and the U.S.

Driver/sales workers in San Francisco earn about the same as the California average ($48,220) and 21% more than the U.S. average ($40,730). At the median the gap is +13% against the U.S. median of $38,770.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Francisco$49,380$43,680$37,070$66,3605,220
California$48,220$45,600$34,320$63,28034,480
United States$40,730$38,770$22,590$59,980409,180

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

Driver/Sales Workers salary after taxes in San Francisco

On the average salary of $49,380, a single filer in San Francisco takes home about $40,702 a year, or $3,392 a month and $1,565 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 driver/sales 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 $49,380 buys what about $42,711 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in San Francisco ($74,260). A typical home costs $1,149,215, or 23.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in other California cities

San Francisco ranks 9th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($55,520).

All Driver/Sales Workers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for driver/sales workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($55,520).

Driver/Sales Workers salary by city

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in San Francisco: questions

How much do driver/sales workers make an hour in San Francisco?

$23.74 an hour on average, and $21.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level driver/sales workers salary in San Francisco?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,070 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the driver/sales workers take-home pay in San Francisco?

About $40,702 a year ($3,392 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,380. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do driver/sales workers earn more in San Francisco than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% more than the U.S. average for this job ($40,730).

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 53-3031; area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (41860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.0%.
  • 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 0.84, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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