Counsel salaries in San Francisco.
What Counsel roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$235,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$206k – $270k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
85.7%
126 of 147 roles
Live roles
147
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
General Counsel
Deputy General Counsel
Manager, Commercial Counsel, GTM
IP Counsel, Copyright
Associate General Counsel, Hardware IP
Director and Associate General Counsel, Compliance
Senior Corporate Counsel – San Francisco, CA (948-SLS)
Senior Counsel II / Corporate Counsel, Transactions
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Clearway Energy
|
$215,000 | 9 |
|
Solutuslegal
|
$270,000 | 7 |
|
OpenAI
|
$301,250 | 6 |
|
Anthropic
|
$300,000 | 5 |
| SA Scale AI | $297,900 | 4 |
| TT The Trade Desk | $214,050 | 4 |
Tubi
|
$253,500 | 3 |
Crusoe
|
$245,500 | 3 |
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How much do Counsel roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Counsel roles in San Francisco is $235,000 per year. Most pay falls between $206,000 (25th percentile) and $270,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $177,000 to $306,820.
These figures are computed live from 147 active Counsel roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 126 (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 Counsel roles in San Francisco include Omidyar Network, Lyell Immunopharma, Anthropic and OpenAI.
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.