Tech salaries in San Francisco
Real compensation data from 434 job listings in San Francisco. Updated daily from active postings.
Listings
434
Median salary
$173,031 (₹1.4 Cr)
25th percentile
$121,129
75th percentile
$215,000
Salary by role in San Francisco
9 listingsEstimated
$228,800 (₹1.9 Cr)
$175,000 - $235,000
20 listingsEstimated
$220,417 (₹1.8 Cr)
$210,888 - $232,099
6 listingsEstimated
$202,500 (₹1.7 Cr)
$115,315 - $209,475
19 listingsEstimated
$200,000 (₹1.7 Cr)
$175,000 - $235,000
101 listings
$192,500 (₹1.6 Cr)
$160,000 - $235,000
18 listingsEstimated
$181,741 (₹1.5 Cr)
$116,752 - $225,000
5 listingsEstimated
$176,000 (₹1.5 Cr)
$138,858 - $181,330
3 listingsLimited data
$165,057 (₹1.4 Cr)
$138,206 - $169,347
67 listings
$165,000 (₹1.4 Cr)
$132,065 - $203,344
4 listingsLimited data
$140,103 (₹1.2 Cr)
$85,979 - $228,162
9 listingsEstimated
$137,254 (₹1.1 Cr)
$106,898 - $168,007
7 listingsEstimated
$130,704 (₹1.1 Cr)
$107,482 - $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: $187,500 - $265,000 (40 listings)
staff
$215,100 (₹1.8 Cr)
Range: $178,139 - $235,000 (23 listings)
vp
$215,000 (₹1.8 Cr)
Range: $165,975 - $272,500 (8 listings)Estimated
senior
$186,304 (₹1.6 Cr)
Range: $139,458 - $215,000 (60 listings)
director
$181,650 (₹1.5 Cr)
Range: $141,407 - $242,701 (15 listings)Estimated
lead
$177,317 (₹1.5 Cr)
Range: $145,189 - $238,885 (11 listings)Estimated
Senior
$175,000 (₹1.5 Cr)
Range: $175,000 - $175,000 (1 listing)Limited data
unspecified
$155,000 (₹1.3 Cr)
Range: $106,643 - $190,000 (180 listings)
c-suite
$153,187 (₹1.3 Cr)
Range: $108,561 - $242,553 (6 listings)Estimated
manager
$146,477 (₹1.2 Cr)
Range: $125,518 - $212,500 (49 listings)
mid
$137,500 (₹1.1 Cr)
Range: $88,609 - $160,000 (26 listings)
intern
$91,585 (76 LPA)
Range: $85,979 - $148,365 (7 listings)Estimated
entry
$88,319 (74 LPA)
Range: $78,989 - $300,000 (3 listings)Limited data
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
technology, information and internet
4 listingsLimited data
$207,500 (₹1.7 Cr)
$195,000 - $238,375
engineering
2 listingsLimited data
$207,500 (₹1.7 Cr)
$195,000 - $207,500
full-time
5 listingsEstimated
$195,000 (₹1.6 Cr)
$173,031 - $207,500
not applicable
3 listingsLimited data
$173,031 (₹1.4 Cr)
$64,280 - $238,375
design, art/creative, and information technology
2 listingsLimited data
$173,031 (₹1.4 Cr)
$64,280 - $173,031
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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