Tech salaries in San Francisco
Real compensation data from 654 job listings in San Francisco. Updated daily from active postings.
Listings
654
Median salary
$167,500 (₹1.4 Cr)
25th percentile
$118,822
75th percentile
$210,000
Salary by role in San Francisco
31 listings
$210,888 (₹1.8 Cr)
$139,674 - $228,000
14 listingsEstimated
$205,000 (₹1.7 Cr)
$143,784 - $230,000
8 listingsEstimated
$202,500 (₹1.7 Cr)
$195,000 - $215,712
150 listings
$192,500 (₹1.6 Cr)
$159,749 - $225,000
31 listings
$190,000 (₹1.6 Cr)
$165,000 - $235,000
27 listings
$181,741 (₹1.5 Cr)
$120,864 - $215,000
5 listingsEstimated
$176,000 (₹1.5 Cr)
$138,858 - $181,330
6 listingsEstimated
$165,057 (₹1.4 Cr)
$98,657 - $169,347
94 listings
$165,000 (₹1.4 Cr)
$121,731 - $200,000
5 listingsEstimated
$140,103 (₹1.2 Cr)
$85,979 - $144,983
10 listingsEstimated
$137,254 (₹1.1 Cr)
$104,140 - $168,007
2 listingsLimited data
$135,635 (₹1.1 Cr)
$97,655 - $135,635
9 listingsEstimated
$130,704 (₹1.1 Cr)
$125,351 - $180,000
Salary by seniority in San Francisco
VP
$600,000 (₹5.0 Cr)
Range: $600,000 - $600,000 (1 listing)Limited data
Principal
$350,000 (₹2.9 Cr)
Range: $350,000 - $350,000 (2 listings)Limited data
Staff
$240,000 (₹2.0 Cr)
Range: $240,000 - $240,000 (2 listings)Limited data
head
$225,000 (₹1.9 Cr)
Range: $185,000 - $265,000 (56 listings)
staff
$200,000 (₹1.7 Cr)
Range: $175,000 - $235,000 (39 listings)
vp
$196,122 (₹1.6 Cr)
Range: $159,695 - $215,000 (16 listings)Estimated
c-suite
$189,765 (₹1.6 Cr)
Range: $120,435 - $279,864 (14 listings)Estimated
not_applicable
$187,226 (₹1.6 Cr)
Range: $187,226 - $187,226 (1 listing)Limited data
senior
$184,136 (₹1.5 Cr)
Range: $139,004 - $210,888 (75 listings)
director
$182,313 (₹1.5 Cr)
Range: $153,945 - $219,042 (28 listings)
Senior
$175,000 (₹1.5 Cr)
Range: $175,000 - $175,000 (1 listing)Limited data
lead
$160,000 (₹1.3 Cr)
Range: $126,464 - $196,640 (17 listings)Estimated
unspecified
$153,751 (₹1.3 Cr)
Range: $109,771 - $195,000 (264 listings)
entry
$140,000 (₹1.2 Cr)
Range: $88,319 - $300,000 (4 listings)Limited data
manager
$139,513 (₹1.2 Cr)
Range: $109,304 - $190,000 (92 listings)
mid
$137,500 (₹1.1 Cr)
Range: $95,591 - $179,881 (35 listings)
intern
$91,585 (76 LPA)
Range: $85,979 - $148,365 (7 listings)Estimated
Salary by skill in San Francisco
go
3 listingsLimited data
$350,000 (₹2.9 Cr)
$240,000 - $350,000
distributed systems
4 listingsLimited data
$350,000 (₹2.9 Cr)
$350,000 - $600,000
ml infrastructure
3 listingsLimited data
$350,000 (₹2.9 Cr)
$350,000 - $600,000
python
2 listingsLimited data
$350,000 (₹2.9 Cr)
$350,000 - $350,000
react
2 listingsLimited data
$240,000 (₹2.0 Cr)
$175,000 - $240,000
typescript
2 listingsLimited data
$240,000 (₹2.0 Cr)
$175,000 - $240,000
design systems
2 listingsLimited data
$240,000 (₹2.0 Cr)
$175,000 - $240,000
engineering-management
2 listingsLimited data
$210,000 (₹1.8 Cr)
$197,500 - $210,000
engineering-leadership
2 listingsLimited data
$210,000 (₹1.8 Cr)
$197,500 - $210,000
software-engineering-management
2 listingsLimited data
$210,000 (₹1.8 Cr)
$197,500 - $210,000
engineering-manager
2 listingsLimited data
$210,000 (₹1.8 Cr)
$197,500 - $210,000
it-engineering-manager
2 listingsLimited data
$210,000 (₹1.8 Cr)
$197,500 - $210,000
senior-engineering-manager
2 listingsLimited data
$210,000 (₹1.8 Cr)
$197,500 - $210,000
software-engineering-manager
2 listingsLimited data
$210,000 (₹1.8 Cr)
$197,500 - $210,000
sr.-engineering-manager
2 listingsLimited data
$210,000 (₹1.8 Cr)
$197,500 - $210,000
Top companies by compensation in San Francisco
Nickel.AI
1 listingLimited data
$400,000 (₹3.3 Cr)
About tech salaries in San Francisco
San Francisco and the Bay Area remain the global epicenter of tech compensation. Home to the headquarters of Apple, Google, Meta, Salesforce, and thousands of startups, the region consistently offers the highest base salaries and total compensation packages in the world. High cost of living is offset by stock grants and bonuses that can double base salary at senior levels.
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