Benchmarks · Income · 42–45 · SF · Consulting

Income for Consulting professionals aged 42–45 in San Francisco

Gross annual income from salary, bonus and other regular deposits.

Modeled estimate · federal survey data
Household-level figures: the underlying survey (Fed SCF) measures households, grouped by the reference person's age — combined for a couple, and they read high for a single person. Why, and how this changes as live data grows.
Median
$265K
Upper quarter
$389K
Top 10%
$641K

Half of Consulting professionals aged 42–45 in San Francisco have a annual income above $264,552. Reaching the upper quarter takes about $388,644, and the top 10% starts at $641,016 — roughly 2.4× the median. The lower quarter sits below $175,140, and the bottom 10% is under $120,468.

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The full distribution

PercentileIncomeWhat it means
Bottom 10%$120,4689 in 10 are above this
Lower quarter$175,14025th percentile
Median$264,552half above, half below
Upper quarter$388,64475th percentile
Top 10%$641,016only 1 in 10 is above this
Average (mean)$291,012pulled up by the top end — the median is the better "typical"

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Income by age in San Francisco

AgeLower quarterMedian incomeUpper quarterTop 10%
22–25 →$60K$82K$111K$160K
26–29 →$84K$116K$159K$240K
30–33 →$101K$145K$208K$320K
34–37 →$114K$167K$242K$374K
38–41 →$124K$184K$268K$427K
42–45$131K$196K$285K$463K
46–50 →$134K$204K$303K$498K
50 and over →$128K$191K$291K$480K

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Common questions

What is the median annual income for Consulting professionals aged 42–45 in San Francisco?
The median annual income for Consulting professionals aged 42–45 in San Francisco is $264,552. Half of this group is above that figure and half below.
What annual income puts you in the top 10% of Consulting professionals aged 42–45 in San Francisco?
About $641,016. The 90th percentile is the level only one in ten people in this group exceeds — roughly 2.4× the median.
Where do these numbers come from?
They are modeled percentile distributions fitted to this cohort from federal survey microdata — the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances, the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census ACS and BLS wage data — and they blend toward anonymized, aggregated data from Keeping Up members as each cohort grows. Full methodology at keepingup.com/methodology.

How this is built. Percentiles are modeled for this cohort from federal survey microdata — Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances, BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census American Community Survey and BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics — with metro cost-of-living and wage adjustments. As Keeping Up members in this cohort grow, the band blends toward anonymized, aggregated live data (minimum cohort sizes apply; no individual is ever identifiable). Seeded figures are household-level, as in the SCF; live cohorts are individual-level. Amounts are in current dollars. Read the full methodology.

Last updated June 2026. Cohort: Consulting professionals aged 42–45 in San Francisco. Model sample basis: 40.