Software Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Software Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$220,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$185k – $270k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
47.7%
1,910 of 4,004 roles
Live roles
4,004
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Performance Engineer, GPU
Research Engineer, Universes
Research Engineer, Knowledge Team
Performance Engineer
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Research Engineer, Safeguards Labs
Machine Learning Systems Engineer, RL Engineering
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$309,000 | 185 |
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 79 |
Databricks
|
$222,325 | 72 |
Astranis
|
$152,500 | 37 |
Pinterest
|
$270,990 | 34 |
DoorDash USA
|
$165,325 | 32 |
| SA Scale AI | $243,000 | 30 |
Harvey
|
$259,000 | 28 |
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How much do Software Engineer roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Software Engineer roles in San Francisco is $220,000 per year. Most pay falls between $185,000 (25th percentile) and $270,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $156,050 to $320,000.
These figures are computed live from 4,004 active Software Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 1,910 (47.7%) 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 Software Engineer 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.