Engineering Manager salaries in San Francisco.
What Engineering Manager roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$247,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$212k – $293k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
81.7%
330 of 404 roles
Live roles
404
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Brex
|
$225,000 | 25 |
|
Anthropic
|
$445,000 | 19 |
|
OpenAI
|
$373,500 | 17 |
DoorDash USA
|
$239,400 | 13 |
Databricks
|
$226,881 | 12 |
Sierra
|
$285,000 | 9 |
Crusoe
|
$237,500 | 9 |
CoreWeave
|
$207,750 | 8 |
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How much do Engineering Manager roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Engineering Manager roles in San Francisco is $247,500 per year. Most pay falls between $212,000 (25th percentile) and $293,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $177,280 to $352,500.
These figures are computed live from 404 active Engineering Manager roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 330 (81.7%) 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 Engineering Manager roles in San Francisco include 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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Engineering Manager salary in San Francisco?
- The median is $247,500 per year, with most pay between $212,000 and $293,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 330 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Engineering Manager salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $177,280 to $352,500 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $247,500. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.