Median salary
$234,125
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$185k – $294.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
49.2%
1,146 of 2,328 roles
Live roles
2,328
open right now
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Research Engineer, Knowledge Team
Research Scientist, Societal Impacts
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Performance Engineer
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Research Engineer, Safeguards Labs
Research Scientist, Interpretability
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anthropic
|
$347,500 | 264 |
Baseten
|
$247,500 | 64 |
| SA Scale AI | $243,000 | 43 |
Databricks
|
$213,750 | 43 |
Clay Labs
|
$200,000 | 29 |
Lambda
|
$293,000 | 27 |
BridgeBio Pharma
|
$227,500 | 27 |
Figma
|
$236,000 | 25 |
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The median salary for Equity Research roles in San Francisco is $234,125 per year. Most pay falls between $185,000 (25th percentile) and $294,875 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $144,450 to $362,500.
These figures are computed live from 2,328 active Equity Research roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 1,146 (49.2%) 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 Equity Research roles in San Francisco include Anthropic.
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.