Counsel salaries in San Francisco.
What Counsel roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$240,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$205.4k – $275k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
90.1%
201 of 223 roles
Live roles
223
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Deputy General Counsel and Vice President, Intellectual Property
Of Counsel - Litigation (Product Liability)
Litigation Counsel
Senior Counsel, Real Estate
General Counsel, San Francisco Bay Area (1003-SLS)
Associate General Counsel, Commercial – Infrastructure
Senior Counsel
General Counsel
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Brex
|
$245,000 | 14 |
|
Anthropic
|
$326,250 | 10 |
|
Solutuslegal
|
$279,535 | 7 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Attorneys | $220,000 | 6 |
|
OpenAI
|
$348,000 | 5 |
Airwallex
|
$185,000 | 5 |
Clearway Energy
|
$185,000 | 5 |
Adobe
|
$178,700 | 5 |
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How much do Counsel roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Counsel roles in San Francisco is $240,000 per year. Most pay falls between $205,350 (25th percentile) and $275,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $172,123 to $315,000.
These figures are computed live from 223 active Counsel roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 201 (90.1%) 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 Altos Labs, DLA Piper, Anthropic and Fluidstack.
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 $240,000 per year, with most pay between $205,350 and $275,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 201 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Counsel salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $172,123 to $315,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $240,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.