General Counsel salaries in San Francisco.
What General Counsel roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$253,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$214.1k – $301.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
85.2%
23 of 27 roles
Live roles
27
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
General Counsel
Deputy General Counsel
Associate General Counsel, Hardware IP
Director and Associate General Counsel, Compliance
Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Content Acquisitions
General Counsel
Associate General Counsel, Product and Privacy
Associate General Counsel, Product & IP
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TT The Trade Desk | $214,050 | 4 |
| SA Scale AI | $297,900 | 3 |
Flex
|
$288,000 | 2 |
|
Tubi
|
$279,950 | 2 |
|
Omidyar Network
|
$422,300 | 1 |
|
Lyell Immunopharma
|
$380,000 | 1 |
|
OpenAI
|
$366,000 | 1 |
| GL Gimlet Labs | $305,000 | 1 |
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How much do General Counsel roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for General Counsel roles in San Francisco is $253,500 per year. Most pay falls between $214,050 (25th percentile) and $301,450 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $192,500 to $360,840.
These figures are computed live from 27 active General Counsel roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 23 (85.2%) 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 General Counsel roles in San Francisco include Omidyar Network, Lyell Immunopharma, OpenAI and Scale AI.
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.