Counsel salaries in San Francisco.
What Counsel roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$242,818
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$209.5k – $279.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
90.4%
150 of 166 roles
Live roles
166
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Counsel, Real Estate
Associate General Counsel, Commercial (Silicon)
Associate General Counsel, Commercial – Infrastructure
Counsel, Infrastructure
IP Counsel, Trademarks & Domains
Regulatory Counsel, AI Regulation, US
Manager, Commercial Counsel, GTM
IP Counsel, Patents
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Brex
|
$245,000 | 16 |
|
Anthropic
|
$300,000 | 9 |
|
OpenAI
|
$348,000 | 7 |
Solutuslegal
|
$270,000 | 7 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Attorneys | $220,000 | 5 |
Tubi
|
$277,325 | 4 |
| TT The Trade Desk | $214,050 | 4 |
Airwallex
|
$197,500 | 4 |
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How much do Counsel roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Counsel roles in San Francisco is $242,818 per year. Most pay falls between $209,500 (25th percentile) and $279,535 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $186,500 to $322,000.
These figures are computed live from 166 active Counsel roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 150 (90.4%) 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 Counsel roles in San Francisco include Fluidstack, OpenAI and Anthropic.
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 Counsel salary in San Francisco?
- The median is $242,818 per year, with most pay between $209,500 and $279,535 (25th–75th percentile), based on 150 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Counsel salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $186,500 to $322,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $242,818. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.