Software Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Software Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$225,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$195.5k – $271.2k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
82.2%
1,400 of 1,704 roles
Live roles
1,704
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Software Engineer, Research Infrastructure
Software Engineer, Foundations Search
Software Engineer, Inference - Performance Optimization
Software Engineer, Inference – AMD GPU Enablement
Hardware / Software CoDesign Engineer - 3P
Software Engineer, Agents
Software Engineer, Applied AI
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$309,000 | 103 |
Databricks
|
$222,325 | 61 |
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 52 |
Crusoe
|
$233,750 | 30 |
Pinterest
|
$237,952 | 27 |
Brex
|
$216,000 | 27 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 27 |
Harvey
|
$263,500 | 20 |
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How much do Software Engineer roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Software Engineer roles in San Francisco is $225,000 per year. Most pay falls between $195,500 (25th percentile) and $271,208 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $170,000 to $320,000.
These figures are computed live from 1,704 active Software Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 1,400 (82.2%) 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 Software Engineer roles in San Francisco include Anthropic, OpenAI and Mercor.
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.