Median salary
$233,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$195k – $265.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
82.5%
47 of 57 roles
Live roles
57
open right now
Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
Staff Engineer - Product Security
Senior Staff Engineer - Product Security
Product & Application Security Engineer
Security Engineer, Application Security
Staff Engineer - Product Security
Senior Staff Engineer - Product Security
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Faire
|
$422,240 | 4 |
CHAOS Industries
|
$150,000 | 3 |
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 2 |
Harvey
|
$255,000 | 2 |
Peregrine Technologies
|
$237,500 | 2 |
Crusoe
|
$231,250 | 2 |
Airwallex
|
$222,500 | 2 |
Okta
|
$213,625 | 2 |
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The median salary for Application Security roles in San Francisco is $233,750 per year. Most pay falls between $195,000 (25th percentile) and $265,575 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $165,500 to $378,535.
These figures are computed live from 57 active Application Security roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 47 (82.5%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Application Security roles in San Francisco include Anthropic, Faire, Veeam Software and Mercor.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.