Hardware Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Hardware Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$206,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$170k – $312.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
64.1%
25 of 39 roles
Live roles
39
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Hardware / Software CoDesign Engineer - 3P
ML Research Engineer - Hardware Codesign
Software Engineer, Hardware
Hardware Tools Engineer
Software Engineer, Hardware Health
Offensive Hardware Security Engineer, Platform Security
Systems Software Engineer, Security, First Party Hardware
Hardware Engineer: Electrical Engineering
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$337,500 | 6 |
Astranis
|
$182,500 | 4 |
DoorDash USA
|
$135,250 | 3 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 1 |
AeroVect
|
$312,500 | 1 |
|
Generalist
|
$275,000 | 1 |
Fastly
|
$215,292 | 1 |
HP IQ
|
$207,500 | 1 |
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How much do Hardware Engineer roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Hardware Engineer roles in San Francisco is $206,000 per year. Most pay falls between $170,000 (25th percentile) and $312,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $136,150 to $344,500.
These figures are computed live from 39 active Hardware Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 25 (64.1%) 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 Hardware Engineer roles in San Francisco include OpenAI, Anthropic and Generalist.
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.