General Counsel salaries in San Francisco.
What General Counsel roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$270,603
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$249.8k – $300.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
90.3%
28 of 31 roles
Live roles
31
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Deputy General Counsel and Vice President, Intellectual Property
General Counsel, San Francisco Bay Area (1003-SLS)
Associate General Counsel, Commercial – Infrastructure
General Counsel
General Counsel
Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Content Legal
General Counsel – San Francisco Bay Area (987-SLS)
Associate General Counsel, Corporate & Securities
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TT The Trade Desk | $223,850 | 4 |
|
Solutuslegal
|
$325,000 | 3 |
|
Altos Labs
|
$528,250 | 1 |
|
OpenAI
|
$402,000 | 1 |
|
Firecrawl
|
$351,000 | 1 |
Sydecar
|
$315,000 | 1 |
|
Tubi
|
$301,150 | 1 |
|
Hubble Network
|
$300,000 | 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 $270,603 per year. Most pay falls between $249,750 (25th percentile) and $300,288 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $214,047 to $366,300.
These figures are computed live from 31 active General Counsel roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 28 (90.3%) 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 Altos Labs, Solutuslegal, OpenAI and Firecrawl.
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 General Counsel salary in San Francisco?
- The median is $270,603 per year, with most pay between $249,750 and $300,288 (25th–75th percentile), based on 28 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the General Counsel salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $214,047 to $366,300 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $270,603. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.