Software & IT San Francisco, CA
Software & IT salary in San Francisco, CA
Typical pay
$195,000a year
Most Software & ITs earn $155k to $225k a year
From 4,229 current job postings, updated Nov 9, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Software & IT salary in San Francisco, CA is $195,000 a year. Most job postings pay $155,000 to $225,000. From 4,229 current job postings, updated Nov 9, 2026.
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Typical pay by city in California
Back to the whole USCalifornia
$170k typical, most $133k to $208k
| San Francisco, CA | $195k | $155k to $225k | 4,229 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $189k | $157k to $226k | 3,947 |
| El Centro, CA | $167k | $144k to $220k | 37 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $156k | $122k to $177k | 75 |
| San Diego, CA | $149k | $115k to $180k | 626 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $146k | $110k to $177k | 2,059 |
| Fresno, CA | $145k | $93k to $163k | 12 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $143k | $105k to $166k | 32 |
| Oxnard, CA | $135k | $104k to $162k | 111 |
| Vallejo, CA | $126k | $88k to $160k | 34 |
| Sacramento, CA | $125k | $93k to $166k | 102 |
| Riverside, CA | $101k | $81k to $125k | 113 |
| Chico, CA | – | – | 1 |
| Hanford, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Merced, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Modesto, CA | – | – | 1 |
| Napa, CA | – | – | 2 |
| Redding, CA | – | – | 3 |
| Salinas, CA | – | – | 6 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | – | – | 6 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | – | – | 5 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | – | – | 5 |
| Stockton, CA | – | – | 7 |
| Visalia, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Yuba City, CA | – | – | 6 |
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 52 job postings$73k $130k
Typical: $100k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 1,193 job postings$145k $215k
Typical: $180k
- Senior 2,086 job postings$175k $235k
Typical: $205k
- Lead or manager 183 job postings$195k $265k
Typical: $222k
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | $213k | – | $187k | $213k | – |
| Roblox | $269k | – | $175k | $269k | – |
| Anthropic | $403k | – | $363k | $403k | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $195,000 a year for Software & IT 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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