Tech salaries in San Francisco
Real compensation data from 272 job listings in San Francisco. Updated daily from active postings.
Listings
272
Median salary
$175,000
25th percentile
$121,129
75th percentile
$216,000
Salary by role in San Francisco
9 listingsEstimated
$228,800
$175,000 - $235,000
15 listingsEstimated
$220,417
$182,763 - $232,099
79 listings
$195,000
$160,000 - $235,000
4 listingsLimited data
$195,000
$115,315 - $209,475
8 listingsEstimated
$186,758
$175,000 - $235,000
3 listingsLimited data
$181,330
$96,846 - $195,000
3 listingsLimited data
$180,000
$101,344 - $180,000
44 listings
$156,162
$129,291 - $180,663
6 listingsEstimated
$154,907
$122,985 - $168,007
1 listingLimited data
$138,206
$138,206 - $138,206
5 listingsEstimated
$116,095
$82,621 - $116,752
3 listingsLimited data
$85,979
$70,000 - $228,162
Salary by seniority in San Francisco
VP
$600,000
Range: $600,000 - $600,000 (1 listing)Limited data
Principal
$350,000
Range: $350,000 - $350,000 (2 listings)Limited data
Staff
$240,000
Range: $240,000 - $240,000 (2 listings)Limited data
staff
$228,800
Range: $178,139 - $239,152 (18 listings)Estimated
head
$225,000
Range: $185,305 - $250,000 (30 listings)
director
$219,042
Range: $178,227 - $251,373 (11 listings)Estimated
vp
$215,000
Range: $165,975 - $225,000 (5 listings)Estimated
senior
$183,535
Range: $132,224 - $210,888 (41 listings)
manager
$178,297
Range: $125,518 - $228,000 (28 listings)
lead
$177,407
Range: $177,317 - $230,000 (5 listings)Estimated
Senior
$175,000
Range: $175,000 - $175,000 (1 listing)Limited data
c-suite
$153,187
Range: $80,231 - $400,000 (3 listings)Limited data
unspecified
$145,000
Range: $102,769 - $181,330 (104 listings)
mid
$137,500
Range: $87,880 - $155,000 (14 listings)Estimated
intern
$106,080
Range: $85,979 - $148,365 (6 listings)Estimated
entry
$78,989
Range: $78,989 - $78,989 (1 listing)Limited data
Salary by skill in San Francisco
distributed systems
4 listingsLimited data
$350,000
$350,000 - $600,000
go
3 listingsLimited data
$350,000
$240,000 - $350,000
ml infrastructure
3 listingsLimited data
$350,000
$350,000 - $600,000
python
2 listingsLimited data
$350,000
$350,000 - $350,000
react
2 listingsLimited data
$240,000
$175,000 - $240,000
typescript
2 listingsLimited data
$240,000
$175,000 - $240,000
design systems
2 listingsLimited data
$240,000
$175,000 - $240,000
technology, information and internet
4 listingsLimited data
$207,500
$195,000 - $238,375
engineering
2 listingsLimited data
$207,500
$195,000 - $207,500
full-time
5 listingsEstimated
$195,000
$173,031 - $207,500
not applicable
3 listingsLimited data
$173,031
$64,280 - $238,375
design, art/creative, and information technology
2 listingsLimited data
$173,031
$64,280 - $173,031
Top companies by compensation in San Francisco
Nickel.AI
1 listingLimited data
$400,000
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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