Software Engineer Salary in San Francisco
Based on 63 job listings with published salary ranges. Updated daily.
Median
$205,000
25th percentile
$159,749
75th percentile
$276,000
Top 10%
$300,000
Salary distribution
$140,000$205,000 (median)$300,000
By experience level
director
1 listingsLimited data
$399,560
$399,560 - $399,560
lead
1 listingsLimited data
$350,000
$350,000 - $350,000
Principal
2 listingsLimited data
$350,000
$350,000 - $350,000
entry
1 listingsLimited data
$300,000
$300,000 - $300,000
staff
16 listingsEstimated
$235,000
$180,000 - $375,000
senior
21 listings
$205,000
$7 - $300,000
unspecified
26 listings
$192,500
$130,704 - $300,000
intern
3 listingsLimited data
$106,080
$87,457 - $148,365
Top paying companies for Software Engineer in San Francisco
Recent listings
| Role | Company | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | Tetsuwan Scientific | $140,000 - $180,000 |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | Noor Staffing Group | $143,428 - $143,428 |
| Staff Software Engineer | Recruiting From Scratch | $170,000 - $220,000 |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | Recruiting From Scratch | $175,000 - $215,000 |
| Senior Infra Software Engineer | Recruiting From Scratch | $170,000 - $250,000 |
| Embedded Software Engineer | Recruiting From Scratch | $170,000 - $215,000 |
| Senior / Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer | Edge Tech | $200,000 - $300,000 |
| Founding Fullstack Software Engineer | Recruiting From Scratch | $200,000 - $300,000 |
| Software Engineer / Ruby on Rails/ Back-end (San Francisco) | Levelpath | $165,000 - $240,000 |
| Software Engineer, Core Product (Early Career) | Orb | $160,000 - $175,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer | HFBAC | $190,000 - $230,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Albert Bow | $186,441 - $186,441 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Pricing Lifecycle | Orb | $170,000 - $220,000 |
| Senior Android Software Engineer | On-site | San Francisco | Grid | $160,000 - $200,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Frontend (UI) | Flow Engineering | $190,000 - $280,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack | Flow Engineering | $190,000 - $280,000 |
| Senior iOS Software Engineer | On-site | San Francisco | Grid | $160,000 - $200,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Back-End (San Francisco) | Short Story | $0 - $200,000 |
| Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack | Flow Engineering | $190,000 - $280,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer, AI | Flow Engineering | $190,000 - $280,000 |
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