Salaries & Cost of Living in San Mateo County, CA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 60 occupations in San Mateo County, CA.

Jobs listed: 60; San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Median of medians: $65,990; per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent: $3,003; HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics: 68%; 41 of 60

Pay and cost of living in San Mateo County, CA

Across the 60 occupations we cover in San Mateo County, CA, the middle median salary is $65,990 a year. Pay runs from $38,860 for Waiters and Waitresses up to $232,890 for Computer and Information Systems Managers, a spread of $194,030. Wages come from the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in San Mateo County, CA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $3,003 a month and a two-bedroom $3,697. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $45,647 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $68,313 a year, and 41 of the 60 occupations listed here (68%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in San Mateo County, CA, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 60.

Occupations in San Mateo County, CA ranked by median salary
#	Occupation	Median salary	Take-home	Left per month
1	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$232,890	$154,214	$9,047
2	Marketing Managers	$220,480	$147,221	$8,464
3	Financial Managers	$216,150	$144,781	$8,261
4	Lawyers	$212,500	$142,680	$8,086
5	Software Developers	$186,640	$125,919	$6,689
6	Registered Nurses	$186,610	$125,900	$6,688
7	Sales Managers	$170,810	$115,918	$5,856
8	Data Scientists	$170,110	$115,505	$5,821
9	Medical and Health Services Managers	$166,310	$113,261	$5,634
10	General and Operations Managers	$149,990	$103,624	$4,831
11	Project Management Specialists	$135,040	$94,796	$4,096
12	Computer Systems Analysts	$134,460	$94,453	$4,067
13	Financial and Investment Analysts	$130,520	$92,127	$3,873
14	Civil Engineers	$130,160	$91,914	$3,856
15	Management Analysts	$126,730	$89,889	$3,687
16	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$123,250	$87,834	$3,516
17	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$120,810	$86,393	$3,395
18	Accountants and Auditors	$110,730	$80,274	$2,886
19	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$105,190	$76,891	$2,604
20	Human Resources Specialists	$103,140	$75,640	$2,499
21	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$102,880	$75,481	$2,486
22	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$102,290	$75,121	$2,456
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$101,860	$74,858	$2,434
24	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$96,960	$71,867	$2,185
25	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$93,100	$69,510	$1,989
26	Computer User Support Specialists	$89,440	$67,276	$1,802
27	Carpenters	$89,200	$67,129	$1,790
28	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$88,560	$66,739	$1,758
29	Construction Laborers	$72,610	$56,955	$942
30	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$66,450	$53,115	$622
31	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$65,530	$52,541	$574
32	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$63,630	$51,297	$471
33	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$62,110	$50,197	$379
34	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$61,330	$49,631	$332
35	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$60,790	$49,230	$299
36	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$60,250	$48,828	$265
37	Medical Assistants	$59,790	$48,486	$237
38	Self-Enrichment Teachers	$59,470	$48,248	$217
39	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$58,950	$47,862	$185
40	Customer Service Representatives	$57,830	$47,029	$115
41	Nursing Assistants	$56,080	$45,728	$7
42	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$53,810	$44,040	−$134
43	Office Clerks, General	$52,000	$42,694	−$246
44	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$51,520	$42,337	−$276
45	Light Truck Drivers	$50,820	$41,817	−$319
46	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$49,360	$40,732	−$410
47	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$48,400	$40,018	−$469
48	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$48,040	$39,750	−$491
49	Cooks, Fast Food	$46,670	$38,731	−$576
50	Cooks, Restaurant	$46,030	$38,256	−$616