Backend Developer San Francisco, CA
Backend Developer salary in San Francisco, CA
Typical pay
$205,000a year
Most Backend Developers earn $173k to $238k a year
From 1,186 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Backend Developer salary in San Francisco, CA is $205,000 a year. Most job postings pay $172,900 to $237,500. From 1,186 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 2026.
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Typical pay by city in California
Back to the whole USCalifornia
$185k typical, most $154k to $222k
| San Francisco, CA | $205k | $173k to $238k | 1,186 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $198k | $173k to $238k | 1,293 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $177k | $150k to $185k | 26 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $163k | $135k to $192k | 507 |
| Sacramento, CA | $160k | $126k to $207k | 27 |
| San Diego, CA | $158k | $139k to $185k | 139 |
| Oxnard, CA | $153k | $127k to $185k | 35 |
| Riverside, CA | $125k | $114k to $140k | 16 |
| Bakersfield, CA | – | – | 3 |
| El Centro, CA | – | – | 15 |
| Fresno, CA | – | – | 2 |
| Modesto, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Napa, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Redding, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Salinas, CA | – | – | 0 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | – | – | 1 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | – | – | 1 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | – | – | 1 |
| Stockton, CA | – | – | 1 |
| Vallejo, CA | – | – | 2 |
| Visalia, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Yuba City, CA | – | – | 0 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 8 job postings
Not enough postings yet (we show pay once 10 postings list it)
- Experienced 289 job postings$161k $235k
Typical: $195k
- Senior 645 job postings$186k $242k
Typical: $211k
- Lead or manager 59 job postings$210k $277k
Typical: $250k
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Senior: most postings pay $186k to $242k a year, typically $211k.
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roblox | $269k | – | – | $269k | – |
| Google LLC | $213k | – | – | $213k | – |
| Anthropic | $403k | – | $403k | $403k | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $205,000 a year for Backend Developer roles in San Francisco, CA. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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