Tech Lead salaries in San Francisco.
What Tech Lead roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$202,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$162.5k – $250k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
45.3%
766 of 1,691 roles
Live roles
1,691
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Engineer, Safeguards Labs
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Staff+ Software Engineer, Privacy
Engineering Manager, Platform Foundations
CPU Storage Tech Lead
Technical Lead, Safety Research
Engineering Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Airwallex
|
$221,250 | 84 |
DoorDash USA
|
$168,000 | 25 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 22 |
Monks
|
$130,750 | 17 |
Assort Health
|
$202,500 | 16 |
Altruist
|
$190,750 | 16 |
Pinterest
|
$189,164 | 15 |
|
OpenAI
|
$303,500 | 14 |
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How much do Tech Lead roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Tech Lead roles in San Francisco is $202,750 per year. Most pay falls between $162,500 (25th percentile) and $250,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $130,000 to $300,000.
These figures are computed live from 1,691 active Tech Lead roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 766 (45.3%) 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 Tech Lead roles in San Francisco include Anthropic, OpenAI and Replo.
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.