The San Francisco Symphony and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 6 members of the Orchestra have reached a tentative three-year contract agreement, a press release says.

The three-year agreement provides a wage increase beginning September 1, 2025, with biannual increases rising by 15% over the contract, an increase to the defined benefit pension plan, making it the second-highest in the industry plus exceptional health benefits and 10 weeks of paid vacation annually

The new contract will be applied retroactively to November 24, 2024, continues through November 20, 2027, and keeps the Orchestra in the top five highest-paid orchestras in the country.

The new agreement guarantees regular increases to minimum weekly scale, maintaining the starting weekly base salary of $3,450 from November 24 through August 31, 2025, followed by biannual increases, rising over time by 15% to $3,960 (a starting minimum annualized salary of $205,920) in the last six months of the contract.

The musicians will also receive a one-time additional payment of $3,450 upon ratification of the contract, in addition to an increase to the defined benefit pension, bringing the maximum annual benefit to $89,000—the industry’s second-highest pension benefit among orchestras in the U.S. The tentative agreement continues to provide generous medical plans with low cost to musicians and 10 weeks of paid vacation.