C++ salaries in San Francisco.
What C++ roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$225,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$195k – $275k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
46.3%
260 of 561 roles
Live roles
561
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)
Hardware / Software CoDesign Engineer - 3P
Software Engineer, Collective Communication
Payments Engineer
Principal Engineer, Online Systems
Software Engineer, Build Systems / CI
Security Labs Engineer
Software Engineer, Systems - Claude Code
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$309,000 | 38 |
Databricks
|
$195,500 | 18 |
Astranis
|
$170,000 | 15 |
Kodiak
|
$222,500 | 11 |
| SA Skild AI | $200,000 | 11 |
Ditto
|
$241,000 | 10 |
DoorDash USA
|
$197,400 | 10 |
|
Anthropic
|
$405,000 | 9 |
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How much do C++ roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for C++ roles in San Francisco is $225,000 per year. Most pay falls between $195,000 (25th percentile) and $275,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $160,000 to $322,390.
These figures are computed live from 561 active C++ roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 260 (46.3%) 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 C++ roles in San Francisco include Anthropic, OpenAI, Mercor and Pinterest.
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.