Mechanical Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Mechanical Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$170,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$144k – $200k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
51.4%
152 of 296 roles
Live roles
296
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Mechanical Engineer, Hardware Systems
Advanced Packaging Multi-Physics Modeling Engineer
Actuator Design Engineer
DAQ Station Engineer
Electrical Engineer, Robotics
Component and Product Quality Engineer, Interconnects
Principal Engineer, Hardware
Mechanical
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Astranis
|
$170,000 | 17 |
Astro Mechanica
|
$187,500 | 16 |
|
OpenAI
|
$292,000 | 11 |
Redwood Materials
|
$178,750 | 11 |
DoorDash USA
|
$172,200 | 10 |
Neuralink
|
$158,750 | 8 |
Atomic Semi
|
$147,500 | 8 |
Fluidstack
|
$225,000 | 7 |
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How much do Mechanical Engineer roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Mechanical Engineer roles in San Francisco is $170,000 per year. Most pay falls between $143,963 (25th percentile) and $200,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $125,000 to $273,550.
These figures are computed live from 296 active Mechanical Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 152 (51.4%) 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 Mechanical Engineer roles in San Francisco include OpenAI, AeroVect and The Bot Company.
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.