Salary to live comfortably in Bay Area

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support his or herself and their family. The assumption is the sole provider is working full-time (2080 hours per year). The tool provides information for individuals, and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In the case of households with two working adults, all values are per working adult, single or in a family unless otherwise noted.

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Typical Expenses
Typical Annual Salaries
What is a liveable salary in the Bay Area?
What salary is considered middle class in the Bay Area?
What is a good entry level salary Bay Area?
Is 90k a good salary in San Francisco?

The state minimum wage is the same for all individuals, regardless of how many dependents they may have. Data are updated annually, in the first quarter of the new year. State minimum wages are determined based on the posted value of the minimum wage as of January one of the coming year (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2019). The poverty rate reflects a person's gross annual income. We have converted it to an hourly wage for the sake of comparison.

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	1 ADULT	2 ADULTS (1 WORKING)	2 ADULTS (BOTH WORKING)
	0 Children	1 Child	2 Children	3 Children	0 Children	1 Child	2 Children	3 Children	0 Children	1 Child	2 Children	3 Children
Living Wage	$30.81	$60.43	$74.59	$99.53	$44.57	$53.63	$59.60	$68.99	$22.29	$32.10	$40.37	$50.34
Poverty Wage	$6.19	$8.38	$10.56	$12.74	$8.38	$10.56	$12.74	$14.92	$4.19	$5.28	$6.37	$7.46
Minimum Wage	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00

Typical Expenses

These figures show the individual expenses that went into the living wage estimate. Their values vary by family size, composition, and the current location.

	1 ADULT	2 ADULTS (1 WORKING)	2 ADULTS (BOTH WORKING)
	0 Children	1 Child	2 Children	3 Children	0 Children	1 Child	2 Children	3 Children	0 Children	1 Child	2 Children	3 Children
Food	$3,999	$5,893	$8,853	$11,742	$7,332	$9,124	$11,764	$14,321	$7,332	$9,124	$11,764	$14,321
Child Care	$0	$16,868	$33,736	$50,604	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,868	$33,736	$50,604
Medical	$2,288	$7,462	$7,249	$7,559	$5,764	$7,249	$7,559	$7,347	$5,764	$7,249	$7,559	$7,347
Housing	$30,512	$46,132	$46,132	$59,298	$37,952	$46,132	$46,132	$59,298	$37,952	$46,132	$46,132	$59,298
Transportation	$4,938	$8,762	$11,391	$13,456	$8,762	$11,391	$13,456	$14,613	$8,762	$11,391	$13,456	$14,613
Civic	$2,581	$4,144	$5,120	$6,686	$4,144	$5,120	$6,686	$5,314	$4,144	$5,120	$6,686	$5,314
Other	$4,748	$7,080	$6,477	$9,424	$7,080	$6,477	$9,424	$9,115	$7,080	$6,477	$9,424	$9,115
Required annual income after taxes	$49,189	$96,465	$119,081	$158,891	$71,157	$85,617	$95,142	$110,132	$71,157	$102,485	$128,878	$160,736
Annual taxes	$14,901	$29,222	$36,074	$48,133	$21,556	$25,936	$28,822	$33,363	$21,556	$31,046	$39,041	$48,692
Required annual income before taxes	$64,090	$125,687	$155,155	$207,024	$92,713	$111,553	$123,964	$143,495	$92,713	$133,531	$167,920	$209,428

Typical Annual Salaries

These are the typical annual salaries for various professions in this location.

Occupational Area	Typical Annual Salary
Management	$138,148
Business & Financial Operations	$84,198
Computer & Mathematical	$119,872
Architecture & Engineering	$105,770
Life, Physical, & Social Science	$91,100
Community & Social Service	$58,272
Legal	$117,935
Education, Training, & Library	$64,168
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media	$69,625
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical	$105,245
Healthcare Support	$33,159
Protective Service	$52,280
Food Preparation & Serving Related	$31,993
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance	$37,461
Personal Care & Service	$34,047
Sales & Related	$38,049
Office & Administrative Support	$46,994
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry	$31,169
Construction & Extraction	$62,681
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair	$58,497
Production	$40,168
Transportation & Material Moving	$37,578

What is a liveable salary in the Bay Area?

Living Wage Calculation for San Francisco County, California.

What salary is considered middle class in the Bay Area?

In San Francisco, the median household income is $121,826. Thus, the middle-class income ranges from $81,209 to $243,652. These numbers are higher than the middle-class income for most cities; in fact, the median income for San Francisco is the highest in the nation among the top 25 most populated cities.

What is a good entry level salary Bay Area?

$28,843 is the 25th percentile. Salaries below this are outliers. $45,572 is the 75th percentile.

Is 90k a good salary in San Francisco?

A good salary in San Francisco, CA is anything over $75,000. That's because the median income in San Francisco is $75,000, which means if you earn more than that you're earning more than 50% of the people living in San Francisco.