R salaries in San Francisco.
What R roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$205,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$163.3k – $255k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
43%
6,192 of 14,386 roles
Live roles
14,386
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Outside Sales Business Development Leader – West Coast
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Performance Engineer
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Research Engineer, Safeguards Labs
Research Scientist, Societal Impacts
Research Engineer, Knowledge Team
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 521 |
|
Anthropic
|
$347,500 | 264 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 213 |
Databricks
|
$215,750 | 177 |
Airwallex
|
$210,000 | 136 |
Pinterest
|
$226,089 | 109 |
Figma
|
$232,500 | 100 |
Okta
|
$230,500 | 95 |
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How much do R roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for R roles in San Francisco is $205,000 per year. Most pay falls between $163,307 (25th percentile) and $255,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $125,000 to $312,500.
These figures are computed live from 14,386 active R roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 6,192 (43%) 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 R roles in San Francisco include Prendio - BioProcure and 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.