CISO salaries in San Francisco.
What CISO roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$286,525
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$249.9k – $315.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
70.6%
12 of 17 roles
Live roles
17
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Head of Vulnerability Disclosure & Security Community
VP, Global Head of Product Security and Risk
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
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How much do CISO roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for CISO roles in San Francisco is $286,525 per year. Most pay falls between $249,850 (25th percentile) and $315,336 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $225,250 to $339,712.
These figures are computed live from 17 active CISO roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 12 (70.6%) 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, Circle, Mercury and Exa.
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 $286,525 per year, with most pay between $249,850 and $315,336 (25th–75th percentile), based on 12 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the CISO salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $225,250 to $339,712 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $286,525. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.