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Software Engineer Salary in San Francisco, CA

What Software Engineer roles pay in San Francisco, CA, from 310 postings that disclosed a range, broken down by experience.

Open roles
362
Employers
126
Remote
6%
Typical pay
$155k–273k
Verified live (7d)
353

Pay is advertised by 86% of these postings (310 of 362), so read it as what is offered rather than what is paid.

Pay by experience

Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD

ExperienceMedianPostings
0–2 years$136k23
3–5 years$166k125
6–9 years$193k74
10+ years$212k21

Measured from 310 of 362 live postings that advertised a range in USD. Employers who disclose pay are not a random sample of employers, so read this as what is advertised rather than what is paid.

Experience asked for

Minimum years named in the posting · 269 postings stated one

0–2 years
10%
3–5 years
52%
6–9 years
29%
10+ years
8.6%

Skills in demand

Across 19,649 software engineer postings that named at least one skill

Work arrangement

Where the work is done · 232 postings stated one

Remote
9.0%
Hybrid
60%
On-site
31%

Roles advertising a range

Employers hiring for this

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