General Counsel salaries in San Francisco.
What General Counsel roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$238,713
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$202.2k – $289.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
52.6%
72 of 137 roles
Live roles
137
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Head of Corporate Legal
Director & Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Securities
Associate General Counsel, Executive Compensation & Benefits
Legal Engineering Manager, In-House (Corporate)
Associate General Counsel, Hardware IP
Director and Associate General Counsel, Compliance
Director, Associate General Counsel, Corporate Privacy
Lead Affiliate Counsel
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$289,000 | 15 |
| SA Scale AI | $297,900 | 5 |
Clearway Energy
|
$215,000 | 5 |
| TT The Trade Desk | $214,050 | 5 |
| TW Twitch | $137,800 | 5 |
Anthropic
|
$195,000 | 4 |
Tubi
|
$253,500 | 3 |
Baseten
|
$250,000 | 3 |
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How much do General Counsel roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for General Counsel roles in San Francisco is $238,713 per year. Most pay falls between $202,169 (25th percentile) and $289,875 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $150,475 to $313,500.
These figures are computed live from 137 active General Counsel roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 72 (52.6%) 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 General Counsel roles in San Francisco include Airwallex, Pinterest, OpenAI and Harvey.
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.