Lawyer salaries in San Francisco.
What Lawyer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$327,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$265k – $400k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
87.9%
305 of 347 roles
Live roles
347
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Research Engineer, Knowledge Team
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Engineer, Safeguards Labs
Research Scientist, Societal Impacts
Performance Engineer
Research Scientist, Interpretability
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$347,500 | 262 |
OpenAI
|
$301,250 | 10 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Attorneys | $207,500 | 7 |
Harvey
|
$255,000 | 6 |
Rocket Lawyer
|
$161,000 | 3 |
| SA Scale AI | $319,050 | 2 |
| SO Sofar Ocean | $171,750 | 2 |
| WE Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals | $95,000 | 2 |
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How much do Lawyer roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Lawyer roles in San Francisco is $327,500 per year. Most pay falls between $265,000 (25th percentile) and $400,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $210,000 to $451,000.
These figures are computed live from 347 active Lawyer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 305 (87.9%) 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 Lawyer 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.