Tech Lead salaries in San Francisco.
What Tech Lead roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$230,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$194.3k – $262.2k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
81.3%
178 of 219 roles
Live roles
219
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Lead / Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer - Console Experience
Data Science Tech Lead Manager, Model Experience
Tech Lead Manager, Core Apps Data Scientist
Tech Lead, Deployment & Operations — Custom Infrastructure
Tech Lead Manager, Education
Lead Safety Engineer, Robotics
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| SA Salesforce | $246,800 | 18 |
|
OpenAI
|
$343,000 | 10 |
Fluidstack
|
$286,000 | 8 |
Chime Financial, Inc
|
$237,000 | 8 |
| ZG Zeta Global | $190,000 | 8 |
PwC
|
$165,500 | 8 |
Klaviyo
|
$175,000 | 7 |
|
Anthropic
|
$376,250 | 4 |
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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 $230,000 per year. Most pay falls between $194,300 (25th percentile) and $262,225 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $165,500 to $325,000.
These figures are computed live from 219 active Tech Lead roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 178 (81.3%) 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 OpenAI, Mercor, Lambda 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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Tech Lead salary in San Francisco?
- The median is $230,000 per year, with most pay between $194,300 and $262,225 (25th–75th percentile), based on 178 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Tech Lead salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $165,500 to $325,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $230,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.