Java salaries in San Francisco.
What Java roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$213,750
median over time
Typical range
$189.2k – $250k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
38.6%
203 of 526 roles
Live roles
526
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer, Interpretability
Senior Backend Engineer
Principal Engineer, Online Systems
Staff+ Application Security Engineer
Capacity Systems Software Engineer
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform
Software Engineer, ML Infra & Distributed Systems (Staff & Principal)
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Computer Growth)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Databricks
|
$195,500 | 31 |
Okta
|
$230,500 | 14 |
|
Pinterest
|
$270,990 | 13 |
|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 9 |
Altruist
|
$239,000 | 9 |
DoorDash USA
|
$169,350 | 8 |
Ripple
|
$189,000 | 7 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 6 |
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How much do Java roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Java roles in San Francisco is $213,750 per year. Most pay falls between $189,191 (25th percentile) and $250,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $161,300 to $300,000.
These figures are computed live from 526 active Java roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 203 (38.6%) 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 Java roles in San Francisco include Anthropic, Replo, Pinterest 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.