Counsel salaries in San Francisco.
What Counsel roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$228,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$195k – $279.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
43.3%
145 of 335 roles
Live roles
335
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Head of Corporate Legal
Director & Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Securities
Head of Product Marketing
Associate General Counsel, Hardware IP
Manager, Commercial Counsel, GTM
Legal Engineering Manager, In-House (Corporate)
IP Counsel, Copyright
Associate General Counsel, Executive Compensation & Benefits
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$289,000 | 15 |
|
Anthropic
|
$278,750 | 12 |
|
Harvey
|
$237,500 | 7 |
| SA Scale AI | $278,888 | 6 |
Clearway Energy
|
$215,000 | 6 |
| TT The Trade Desk | $214,050 | 6 |
Burson
|
$210,000 | 6 |
|
Airwallex
|
$290,000 | 5 |
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How much do Counsel roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Counsel roles in San Francisco is $228,000 per year. Most pay falls between $195,000 (25th percentile) and $279,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $158,820 to $313,500.
These figures are computed live from 335 active Counsel roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 145 (43.3%) 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 Counsel roles in San Francisco include Airwallex, Pinterest, Mixpanel 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.