San Francisco
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United States · Tech Hub
San Francisco is the epicenter of the global technology industry, anchored by nearby Silicon Valley. The city hosts headquarters and offices for companies like Salesforce, Twitter, Uber, and Airbnb. Software engineers, product managers, and data scientists command premium salaries here. Despite being one of the most expensive cities in the world for housing, the tech-driven economy continues to attract ambitious professionals seeking career growth and equity compensation.
Median Salary
$96000,00
CoL Index
107,00
Population
873965
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
107,00
Rent
115,00
Groceries
105,00
Restaurants
108,00
Transport
95,00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $235400,00 | $169488,00 | $171200,00 | $406600,00 |
| Engineering Manager | $187250,00 | $134820,00 | $144450,00 | $267500,00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $171200,00 | $123264,00 | $117700,00 | $267500,00 |
| Cloud Architect | $165850,00 | $119412,00 | $123050,00 | $240750,00 |
| Tech Lead | $165850,00 | $119412,00 | $123050,00 | $235400,00 |
| ML Engineer | $149800,00 | $107856,00 | $107000,00 | $224700,00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $144450,00 | $104004,00 | $101650,00 | $214000,00 |
| Security Engineer | $139100,00 | $100152,00 | $98440,00 | $208650,00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $139100,00 | $100152,00 | $96300,00 | $214000,00 |
| Product Manager | $139100,00 | $100152,00 | $96300,00 | $214000,00 |
| Data Scientist | $133750,00 | $96300,00 | $90950,00 | $203300,00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $133750,00 | $96300,00 | $94160,00 | $203300,00 |
| Data Engineer | $128400,00 | $92448,00 | $87740,00 | $197950,00 |
| Software Engineer | $128400,00 | $92448,00 | $90950,00 | $197950,00 |
| Backend Developer | $123050,00 | $88596,00 | $85600,00 | $187250,00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $119840,00 | $86284,00 | $83460,00 | $181900,00 |
| Mobile Developer | $117700,00 | $84744,00 | $80250,00 | $179760,00 |
| Frontend Developer | $112350,00 | $80892,00 | $77040,00 | $171200,00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $107000,00 | $77040,00 | $72760,00 | $160500,00 |
| QA Engineer | $90950,00 | $65484,00 | $62060,00 | $133750,00 |