Staff software engineer salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for staff software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $239K a year, from 730 open jobs at 297 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $215K to $272K. One job in ten has posted pay above $313K.
- Median posted base pay
- $239K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $215K to $272K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $195K to $313K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 730
- Companies
- 297
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 staff 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 staff software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for staff software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Anthropic$403K37 jobs
- 2OpenAI$356K6 jobs
- 3Capital One$290K6 jobs
- 4Snowflake$288K8 jobs
- 5Harvey$286K10 jobs
- 6Scale AI$284K6 jobs
- 7Waymo$281K15 jobs
- 8Trustly$273K8 jobs
- 9Nuro$267K5 jobs
- 10NVIDIA$261K6 jobs
- 11ServiceNow$258K12 jobs
- 12Google$254K26 jobs
- 13Agility Robotics$249K5 jobs
- 14Shield AI$240K9 jobs
- 15Crusoe$238K9 jobs
- 16Hinge Health$228K8 jobs
- 17Databricks$226K32 jobs
- 18Zipline $225K9 jobs
- 19Robinhood$225K6 jobs
- 20Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies$221K6 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.