Researcher salaries in San Francisco.
What Researcher roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$200,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$127.9k – $311.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
73%
65 of 89 roles
Live roles
89
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$370,000 | 13 |
Distyl AI
|
$200,000 | 7 |
Cartesia
|
$275,000 | 5 |
Epicrispr Biotechnologies
|
$105,000 | 3 |
Anthropic
|
$213,750 | 2 |
Harvey
|
$205,750 | 2 |
Bland
|
$195,000 | 2 |
Forge Global
|
$195,000 | 2 |
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How much do Researcher roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Researcher roles in San Francisco is $200,000 per year. Most pay falls between $127,938 (25th percentile) and $311,875 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $85,750 to $370,000.
These figures are computed live from 89 active Researcher roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 65 (73%) 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 Researcher roles in San Francisco include Perplexity 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.