Senior Engineer Salary in United States
Senior Engineer Salary in San Francisco
Based on 52,484 job listings - San Francisco, United States 2026
-10% vs 2025Average salary
$152,854 - $210,151
Median salary
$170,000 - $226,000
Lower rangeUpper range
Salary distribution by percentile
10th percentile$15K
25th percentile$139K
Median$170K
75th percentile$193K
90th percentile$215K
50% of professionals earn between $138,917 - $193,096 USD
The median salary is $170,000
Compare with national average
San Francisco
Average salary
152,854 - 210,151
Median salary
170,000 - 226,000
52,484 job openings
United States
Average salary
124,000 - 148,565
Median salary
124,000 - 148,565
1,960,905 job openings
Other cities
New York74,872 job openings
Austin31,365 job openings
Seattle27,075 job openings
Chicago22,141 job openings
Santa Clara21,968 job openings
Los Angeles20,400 job openings
San Diego20,287 job openings
Boston19,917 job openings
San Jose19,377 job openings
Atlanta19,079 job openings
Houston16,922 job openings
Denver16,673 job openings
Eastern16,566 job openings
Dallas14,609 job openings
Huntsville13,792 job openings
Sunnyvale13,592 job openings
Phoenix13,368 job openings
Charlotte11,771 job openings
Washington11,300 job openings
Mountain View10,743 job openings
Costa Mesa10,610 job openings
Irvine8,905 job openings
El Segundo8,708 job openings
Arlington8,471 job openings
Columbus8,454 job openings
Raleigh8,392 job openings
The average salary for a Senior Engineer in San Francisco, United States is USD 152,854 - USD 210,151 per year in 2026, based on 52,484 job listings.
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