Median salary
$237,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$207.5k – $267.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
85.7%
42 of 49 roles
Live roles
49
open right now
Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
Security Engineer, Application Security
Senior Software Engineer, Application Security
Security Engineer, Application Security
Platform Engineer, Product Security
Product Security Engineer, Public Sector
Software Engineer, AI Product Security
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 2 |
| SA Scale AI | $268,750 | 2 |
Harvey
|
$255,000 | 2 |
Peregrine Technologies
|
$237,500 | 2 |
Crusoe
|
$231,250 | 2 |
Airwallex
|
$222,500 | 2 |
Okta
|
$213,625 | 2 |
Persona
|
$212,500 | 2 |
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The median salary for Application Security roles in San Francisco is $237,500 per year. Most pay falls between $207,500 (25th percentile) and $267,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $180,000 to $300,000.
These figures are computed live from 49 active Application Security roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 42 (85.7%) 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, OpenAI, Decagon and Sentry.
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.