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Hardware Engineer salaries in San Francisco.

What Hardware Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.

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Median salary

$188,750

per year · annualized USD

Typical range

$160.1k – $290.3k

25th–75th percentile

Disclosing pay

63.8%

30 of 47 roles

Live roles

47

open right now

Salary trend

median · annualized USD
Median over time ▼ -19.7%
$235,000 $188,750

Salary distribution

annualized USD · disclosed roles
$160.1k 25th
$188.8k Median
$290.3k 75th
$132.5k
$348.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $120k – $555k · outliers off-axis

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
OpenAI $337,500 8
Astranis $182,500 6
DoorDash USA $172,200 3
Crusoe $218,000 2
Anthropic $362,500 1
AeroVect $312,500 1
Neuralink $206,000 1
Zipline $195,000 1

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How much do Hardware Engineer roles in San Francisco pay?

The median salary for Hardware Engineer roles in San Francisco is $188,750 per year. Most pay falls between $160,146 (25th percentile) and $290,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $132,500 to $348,750.

These figures are computed live from 47 active Hardware Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 30 (63.8%) 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 Hardware Engineer roles in San Francisco include OpenAI, Anthropic and AeroVect.

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 Hardware Engineer salary in San Francisco?
The median is $188,750 per year, with most pay between $160,146 and $290,250 (25th–75th percentile), based on 30 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
What is the Hardware Engineer salary range in San Francisco?
Pay ranges from about $132,500 to $348,750 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $188,750. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.

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