Senior software engineer salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for senior software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $209K a year, from 1,296 open jobs at 494 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $190K to $230K. One job in ten has posted pay above $262K.
- Median posted base pay
- $209K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $190K to $230K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $167K to $262K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 1,296
- Companies
- 494
Software engineer pay by level in the San Francisco Bay Area
Posted base pay for software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area, by the level in the job title. This page is about the senior level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Intern21 jobs$123K$123K to $132K
- Entry level57 jobs$146K$140K to $164K
- Level not stated2,228 jobs$198K$164K to $240K
- Senior1,296 jobs$209K$190K to $230K
- Staff659 jobs$240K$215K to $273K
- Principal142 jobs$280K$240K to $320K
- Director+143 jobs$278K$246K to $310K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | $105K | $123K | $123K | $132K | $149K | 21 |
| Entry level | $130K | $140K | $146K | $164K | $175K | 57 |
| Level not stated | $143K | $164K | $198K | $240K | $292K | 2,228 |
| Senior | $167K | $190K | $209K | $230K | $262K | 1,296 |
| Staff | $192K | $215K | $240K | $273K | $316K | 659 |
| Principal | $216K | $240K | $280K | $320K | $372K | 142 |
| Director+ | $206K | $246K | $278K | $310K | $372K | 143 |
Top-paying companies for senior software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for senior software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Veeam Software$335K5 jobs
- 2Roku$327K5 jobs
- 3ByteDance$303K6 jobs
- 4Triumph$300K5 jobs
- 5Pure Storage$272K5 jobs
- 6Reliable Robotics Corporation$258K9 jobs
- 7xAI$255K13 jobs
- 8Retell AI$250K8 jobs
- 9Snowflake$244K14 jobs
- 10Nuro$243K10 jobs
- 11Waymo$238K20 jobs
- 12Handshake$238K5 jobs
- 13Adobe$230K8 jobs
- 14Cloudflare$230K15 jobs
- 15Logos Space$230K6 jobs
- 16Verkada$223K26 jobs
- 17Roblox$220K52 jobs
- 18Skydio$220K5 jobs
- 19Dexmate$218K6 jobs
- 20Gatik AI$215K11 jobs
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How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.