San Francisco vs Texas

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

Side A

Side B

San Francisco pays about 117% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

San Francisco Texas
$200k
$92.1k
$18k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $329.8k

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

Texas

$92,144

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -37%
$146,250 $92,144
$56.3k 25th
$92.1k Median
$155k 75th
$39.5k
$216.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $5,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
30%
Live roles
7,897

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
OpenAI $307,500 478
Anthropic $352,500 315
Fluidstack $217,500 291
DoorDash USA $161,300 232
Brex $195,264 227
Databricks $216,740 174
Airwallex $205,000 146
Crusoe $210,000 139

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
NoGigiddy $43,680 183
Centria Autism $44,720 122
Serenity Mental Health Centers $100,000 118
Databricks $216,104 50
Neuralink $114,500 45
Oscar Health $122,353 39
Medcarepediatric $78,000 39
Marksman Security LLC $36,400 37

Highest-paying roles in San Francisco

Role Median Roles
Software Engineer $216,000 3,000
Data Scientist $208,875 358
DevOps $205,000 286
Product Manager $195,650 2,520
Sales $195,500 3,623
Customer Success $192,500 2,652
UX Designer $192,250 98
Recruiter $187,500 1,559
Marketing Manager $175,000 1,108
Project Manager $170,800 807

Highest-paying roles in Texas

Role Median Roles
Software Engineer $191,000 211
DevOps $161,000 44
Data Scientist $154,000 9
Customer Success $118,250 466
Recruiter $115,000 111
Project Manager $114,116 233
Nurse $112,200 98
Product Manager $110,000 309
Financial Analyst $105,000 47
Accountant $100,500 15

San Francisco vs Texas: which pays more?

The median for San Francisco is $200,000 per year (typically $155,000–$250,000), versus $92,144 for Texas ($56,250–$155,000). That puts San Francisco about 117% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so San Francisco and Texas 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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