CISO salaries in San Francisco.
What CISO roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$280,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$242.4k – $305.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
68.8%
11 of 16 roles
Live roles
16
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Head of Vulnerability Disclosure & Security Community
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer - Bank
Head of Security
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Head of Security & AI Enablement
Head of Security GRC
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
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How much do CISO roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for CISO roles in San Francisco is $280,000 per year. Most pay falls between $242,400 (25th percentile) and $305,913 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $225,000 to $325,868.
These figures are computed live from 16 active CISO roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 11 (68.8%) 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 CISO roles in San Francisco include Anthropic, Mercury, Exa and Cohere.
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average CISO salary in San Francisco?
- The median is $280,000 per year, with most pay between $242,400 and $305,913 (25th–75th percentile), based on 11 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the CISO salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $225,000 to $325,868 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $280,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.