Side-by-side distribution
Colorado
$120,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 69.5%
- Live roles
- 2,380
San Francisco
$200,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 76.2%
- Live roles
- 13,896
Highest-paying jobs
Executive Operations & Advancement Associate at Hillel of Colorado
Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) – Private Equity Principal
Psychiatrist (MD / DO)
Principal/Partner - Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support
Anesthesiologist
Psychiatrist Medical Director
Physical Design Engineer
Staff Physical Design Engineer
Full-Chip Physical Design Verification Engineer
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Highest-paying jobs
VP of Growth
Performance Marketing Manager
Grants Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Strategic Account Executive - San Francisco (Remote)
Paid Growth Specialist
Create Your Own Role
Account Executive
Senior Account Executive, Startups (San Francisco)
Account Executive, Enterprise
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Serenity Mental Health Centers
|
$73,840 | 99 |
NoGigiddy
|
$42,640 | 88 |
Anduril Industries
|
$167,000 | 79 |
Amazing Care Home Health Services
|
$50,960 | 55 |
Datadog
|
$151,000 | 40 |
Fivetran
|
$180,317 | 33 |
Woven Care
|
$74,984 | 29 |
Experience Senior Living
|
$42,640 | 29 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 486 |
Anthropic
|
$360,000 | 316 |
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 268 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 239 |
Brex
|
$195,264 | 227 |
Databricks
|
$217,375 | 171 |
Airwallex
|
$205,000 | 149 |
Crusoe
|
$210,000 | 138 |
Highest-paying roles in Colorado
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $191,500 | 13 |
| Recruiter | $160,000 | 77 |
| Software Engineer | $150,750 | 285 |
| UX Designer | $145,000 | 3 |
| DevOps | $145,000 | 53 |
| Product Manager | $139,750 | 214 |
| Customer Success | $139,000 | 344 |
| Project Manager | $122,500 | 163 |
| Sales | $117,234 | 422 |
| Marketing Manager | $115,000 | 133 |
Highest-paying roles in San Francisco
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $216,000 | 2,991 |
| Data Scientist | $208,297 | 361 |
| DevOps | $205,000 | 282 |
| Product Manager | $195,000 | 2,528 |
| Sales | $195,000 | 3,621 |
| Customer Success | $192,500 | 2,650 |
| UX Designer | $190,000 | 95 |
| Recruiter | $189,000 | 1,562 |
| Marketing Manager | $175,000 | 1,109 |
| Project Manager | $171,000 | 819 |
Colorado vs San Francisco: which pays more?
The median for Colorado is $120,000 per year (typically $74,515–$166,000), versus $200,000 for San Francisco ($155,000–$250,000). That puts San Francisco about 67% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Colorado and San Francisco are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.