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 138% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Florida San Francisco
$83.9k
$200k
$16.8k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $330.6k

Florida

$83,865

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -39.8%
$139,280 $83,865
$50k 25th
$83.9k Median
$140k 75th
$38.5k
$203.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.3k – $1,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
35.6%
Live roles
4,037

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
$309k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.3k – $5,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
76.1%
Live roles
13,929

Top companies hiring

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
OpenAI $307,500 482
Anthropic $352,500 319
Fluidstack $218,000 289
DoorDash USA $161,300 232
Brex $195,264 227
Databricks $216,740 174
Airwallex $205,000 147
Crusoe $210,000 139

Highest-paying roles in Florida

Role Median Roles
DevOps $161,000 12
Software Engineer $153,000 85
Nurse $130,000 49
Recruiter $122,500 108
Financial Analyst $118,250 18
Accountant $112,200 3
Customer Success $100,000 262
Marketing Manager $93,500 120
Project Manager $91,332 84
Data Analyst $85,000 41

Highest-paying roles in San Francisco

Role Median Roles
Software Engineer $216,000 3,000
Data Scientist $209,000 359
DevOps $205,000 286
Sales $196,000 3,629
Product Manager $195,800 2,525
UX Designer $194,500 97
Customer Success $192,500 2,645
Recruiter $188,000 1,557
Marketing Manager $175,000 1,105
Project Manager $171,250 806

Florida vs San Francisco: which pays more?

The median for Florida is $83,865 per year (typically $50,000–$140,000), versus $200,000 for San Francisco ($155,000–$250,000). That puts San Francisco about 138% 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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