Software Engineer salary in San Francisco
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
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Software Engineer pay in San Francisco is measured from 396 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 222 postings put the middle half between $197,400 and $241,700, with a median of $220,000.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $200,250 and senior $220,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 10% more.
Against the 64 other measured markets for software engineer at senior, this sits below 4 of them; Long Beach leads at $227,450.
14 software engineer roles are open in San Francisco right now, 14 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $173,125 – $240,000 | $200,250 | 174 |
| Senior | $197,400 – $241,700 | $220,000 | 222 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open software engineer roles in San Francisco · 14 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $161,500–$352,500scale $90,000–$500,000
Senior Software Engineer - Client Lifecycle Virta Health · Remote · US $161,500–$232,500 8d ago 
Senior Software Engineer II Samsara · Remote · US $154,700–$260,000 4w ago 
Software Engineer II, Data Analytics & Engineering Pinterest · Remote · US $123,696–$254,667 5w ago Senior Software Engineer Float Health · Remote · US $175,000–$230,000 5w ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Frontend Circle · Remote · US $152,500–$205,000 7w ago 
Lead Software Engineer – Real-Time Events zetaglobal · Remote · US $200,000–$210,000 8w ago Staff Software Engineer, Capacity Engineering Pinterest · Remote · US $177,185–$364,795 3mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Audit (Full Stack) Fieldguide · Remote · US $190,000–$215,000 5mo ago Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Data Product Platform Pinterest · Remote · US $208,592–$429,454 6mo ago Distinguished Software Engineer Circle · Remote · US $285,000–$352,500 6mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Generalist Anza · Remote · US $180,000–$300,000 8mo ago 
Staff+ Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure Anthropic · Remote · US $405,000–$485,000 8mo ago 
Software Engineer - Platform & Productivity WorkOS · Remote · US $175,000–$275,000 9mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Consensus Anza · Remote · US $180,000–$300,000 9mo ago