Tech Lead salaries in San Francisco.
What Tech Lead roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$228,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$195k – $262.1k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
78.9%
146 of 185 roles
Live roles
185
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Tech Lead, Systems & Platform Applied AI
Technical Lead Manager - Training Runtime, Data(set) Movement
Lead / Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer - Console Experience
Tech Lead Manager, Education
Tech Lead, Deployment & Operations — Custom Infrastructure
Lead Safety Engineer, Robotics
Technical Lead, Frontend
Technical Lead
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$292,500 | 12 |
Fluidstack
|
$286,000 | 8 |
Chime Financial, Inc
|
$237,000 | 8 |
| ZG Zeta Global | $190,000 | 8 |
Pragmatike
|
$300,000 | 4 |
Onos Health
|
$237,500 | 3 |
| EC Efficient Computer | $230,000 | 3 |
Cisco
|
$227,300 | 3 |
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How much do Tech Lead roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Tech Lead roles in San Francisco is $228,000 per year. Most pay falls between $195,000 (25th percentile) and $262,088 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $162,495 to $320,312.
These figures are computed live from 185 active Tech Lead roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 146 (78.9%) 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 Tech Lead roles in San Francisco include Mercor, OpenAI, Lambda and Onyx.
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 Tech Lead salary in San Francisco?
- The median is $228,000 per year, with most pay between $195,000 and $262,088 (25th–75th percentile), based on 146 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Tech Lead salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $162,495 to $320,312 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $228,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.