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 $213K a year, from 1,636 open jobs at 519 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $192K to $239K. One job in ten has posted pay above $270K.
- Median posted base pay
- $213K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $192K to $239K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $170K to $270K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 1,636
- Companies
- 519
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.
- Intern29 jobs$123K$115K to $132K
- Entry level89 jobs$148K$140K to $164K
- Level not stated2,604 jobs$200K$165K to $240K
- Senior1,636 jobs$213K$192K to $239K
- Staff730 jobs$239K$215K to $272K
- Principal240 jobs$274K$225K to $320K
- Director+161 jobs$285K$251K to $325K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | $103K | $115K | $123K | $132K | $146K | 29 |
| Entry level | $129K | $140K | $148K | $164K | $177K | 89 |
| Level not stated | $145K | $165K | $200K | $240K | $296K | 2,604 |
| Senior | $170K | $192K | $213K | $239K | $270K | 1,636 |
| Staff | $195K | $215K | $239K | $272K | $313K | 730 |
| Principal | $205K | $225K | $274K | $320K | $371K | 240 |
| Director+ | $210K | $251K | $285K | $325K | $380K | 161 |
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.
- 1Roku$391K5 jobs
- 2Veeam Software$335K6 jobs
- 3ByteDance$303K6 jobs
- 4Triumph$300K5 jobs
- 5Pure Storage$272K5 jobs
- 6Reliable Robotics Corporation$258K9 jobs
- 7xAI$255K13 jobs
- 8Retell AI$250K8 jobs
- 9NVIDIA$245K199 jobs
- 10Snowflake$244K16 jobs
- 11Nuro$243K13 jobs
- 12Visa$242K8 jobs
- 13Waymo$238K19 jobs
- 14Roblox$238K55 jobs
- 15Handshake$238K5 jobs
- 16Intel$236K8 jobs
- 17Adobe$230K8 jobs
- 18Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.$227K9 jobs
- 19Cloudflare$226K12 jobs
- 20Within$225K5 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.