San Francisco vs United Kingdom

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

Side A

Side B

San Francisco pays about 252% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

San Francisco United Kingdom
$200k
$56.9k
$13.5k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $330.1k

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

United Kingdom

$56,882

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -56.2%
$130,000 $56,882
$38.5k 25th
$56.9k Median
$107k 75th
$35.3k
$187.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $4,004.4k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
22.7%
Live roles
11,707

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

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
LO Lookers $58,835 160
ABM UK $36,841 156
Freedom Leisure $35,446 118
Charity Link $35,397 103
Rentokil Initial Group $36,013 93
Private Equity Insights $187,539 92
Universal Business Team $56,601 78
Biffa Waste Services $46,970 61

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

Highest-paying roles in United Kingdom

Role Median Roles
Financial Analyst $150,568 39
Recruiter $135,203 102
Software Engineer $118,060 223
DevOps $107,263 37
Data Scientist $107,086 15
Product Manager $94,478 298
Marketing Manager $87,820 253
Project Manager $75,084 149
Data Analyst $71,100 41
Sales $66,991 944

San Francisco vs United Kingdom: which pays more?

The median for San Francisco is $200,000 per year (typically $155,000–$250,000), versus $56,882 for United Kingdom ($38,486–$106,991). That puts San Francisco about 252% ahead at the median.

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