$250K+ software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
How many software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area pay $250K+?
3,006 open software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area at 716 companies post a base pay range that goes to $250K or more a year. That is 55% of the 5,507 jobs with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median posted range of these jobs is $200K to $300K. The numbers come from the companies' own job postings on Nov 11, 2026. They show base pay only, without stock or a bonus.
Companies with the most of these jobs
| Company | Jobs | Median posted base pay |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 277 | $270K |
| OpenAI | 118 | $356K |
| 72 | $254K | |
| Anthropic | 63 | $403K |
| Roblox | 62 | $320K |
| Walmart | 46 | $215K |
| Verkada | 43 | $225K |
| Meta | 41 | $260K |
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What does $250K+ mean on this page?
The top of the posted yearly base pay range is $250K or more. The bottom of the range can be lower. Stock and a bonus are not in the range.
How many software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area pay $250K or more?
3,006 open software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area at 716 companies post a base pay range that goes to $250K or more a year. That is 55% of the 5,507 jobs with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median posted range of these jobs is $200K to $300K.
Which companies post these jobs?
The companies with the most of these jobs are NVIDIA, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Roblox.
A job is in this list when the top of its posted yearly range in US dollars is $250K or more. A page needs 20 or more of these jobs. The median range does 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.