Florida vs San Francisco

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

San Francisco pays about 140% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Florida San Francisco
$83.5k
$200k
$17.8k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $329.8k

Florida

$83,481

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -40.1%
$139,280 $83,481
$50k 25th
$83.5k Median
$140k 75th
$39.3k
$203.6k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.3k – $1,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
35.5%
Live roles
4,056

San Francisco

$200,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -2.4%
$205,000 $200,000
$155k 25th
$200k Median
$250k 75th
$107.5k
$308.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.3k – $5,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
76%
Live roles
13,943

Top companies hiring

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
OpenAI $307,500 478
Anthropic $352,500 315
Fluidstack $217,500 291
DoorDash USA $161,300 232
Brex $203,500 217
Databricks $217,375 173
Airwallex $205,000 146
Crusoe $210,000 139

Highest-paying roles in Florida

Role Median Roles
DevOps $161,000 12
Software Engineer $152,500 84
Nurse $130,000 48
Recruiter $127,500 108
Financial Analyst $118,250 18
Accountant $112,200 3
Customer Success $97,500 261
Marketing Manager $93,500 122
Project Manager $91,332 84
Data Analyst $85,000 41

Highest-paying roles in San Francisco

Role Median Roles
Software Engineer $216,000 3,003
Data Scientist $208,875 358
DevOps $205,000 285
Product Manager $195,900 2,514
Sales $195,900 3,614
Customer Success $192,500 2,642
UX Designer $192,250 98
Recruiter $187,875 1,562
Marketing Manager $175,000 1,105
Project Manager $171,000 807

Florida vs San Francisco: which pays more?

The median for Florida is $83,481 per year (typically $50,000–$140,000), versus $200,000 for San Francisco ($155,000–$250,000). That puts San Francisco about 140% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Florida 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.

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