Median salary
$248,150
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$210k – $280.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
40.8%
29 of 71 roles
Live roles
71
open right now
Product Manager, Private Computing & Encryption
Strategic Account Executive, Life Sciences
Technical Abuse Investigator
Abuse Investigator - Child Safety
Founding Sales
Associate General Counsel, Hardware IP
Data Scientist, Policy
Senior Technical Advisor, National Security Policy, Global Affairs
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$269,400 | 14 |
Burson
|
$210,000 | 5 |
Anthropic
|
$322,500 | 3 |
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
|
$223,400 | 3 |
Linkup
|
$212,500 | 2 |
Block
|
$204,500 | 1 |
Middesk
|
$187,500 | 1 |
Clearway Energy
|
$95,000 | 1 |
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The median salary for Public Affairs roles in San Francisco is $248,150 per year. Most pay falls between $210,000 (25th percentile) and $280,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $184,700 to $330,500.
These figures are computed live from 71 active Public Affairs roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 29 (40.8%) 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 Public Affairs roles in San Francisco include OpenAI, Anthropic and Linkup.
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.