Software Engineer salary in San Francisco
What employers in San Francisco, United States are offering software engineering hires right now, from the pay stated in 98 open postings across 45 employers.
25th percentile
$183,500
a year
Median
$205,300
a year
75th percentile
$229,500
a year
Where these numbers come from
- 535 of 1,190 open software engineering postings in San Francisco state pay. We used the 98 whose pay period and currency are clear.
- Each posting is read at the middle of its range and converted to a yearly figure (hourly pay assumes 2,080 hours a year). Each employer then counts once, at the median of its own postings, so one company hiring many people cannot set the number.
- These are advertised base ranges across all seniority levels, not survey data or total compensation. Counted 2026-10-12.