Mechanical Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Mechanical Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$170,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$149.3k – $188.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
65.8%
52 of 79 roles
Live roles
79
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Data Center Research & Development Engineer, Mechanical - Industrial Compute
Mechanical Design Engineer
Mechanical Engineer, Sensing
Lead Mechanical Engineer, Data Center Design
Mechanical Engineer, Soft Goods Design
Senior Mechanical Engineer (Power Generation / Gas-to-Power)
Product Design Mechanical Engineer
Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, EPC
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluidstack
|
$188,500 | 9 |
|
OpenAI
|
$305,250 | 4 |
Syska Hennessy Group
|
$127,317 | 4 |
Astro Mechanica
|
$187,500 | 3 |
Eight Sleep
|
$182,500 | 3 |
| AM Amperesand | $185,000 | 2 |
|
Redwood Materials
|
$181,250 | 2 |
Neuralink
|
$155,750 | 2 |
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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 $149,250 (25th percentile) and $188,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $125,000 to $217,500.
These figures are computed live from 79 active Mechanical Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 52 (65.8%) 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, Fluidstack, Candid Intelligence and Meter.
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.