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Freelance and contract gigs in San Francisco, CA

Contract and temporary job postings in San Francisco, CA — useful for freelancers, consultants, and anyone looking for non-permanent work.

San Francisco, CA job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in San Francisco, CA.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Director233$280k n=127—
Account Executive147$213k n=93—
Product Manager126$196k n=83—
Data Science108$213k n=49—
Backend105$210k n=60—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other587$220k n=256—
Software Developers410$192k n=279—
Project Management Specialists119$179k n=88—
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products84$207k n=49—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers41——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time359$181k n=339—
Contract315$195k n=181—
Part-time55$104k n=15$29.85/hr n=5
Intern39$146k n=9—
Temporary11$185k n=5—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology2,648$206k n=1544—
Transportation & Logistics630$213k n=316—
Retail589$213k n=244$29.85/hr n=6
Professional Services477$193k n=63—
Financial Services412$192k n=182—

Top categories

  • Director233
  • Account Executive147
  • Product Manager126
  • Data Science108
  • Backend105
  • ML / AI Engineering97

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other587
  • Software Developers410
  • Project Management Specialists119
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products84
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers41
  • Management Analysts39

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Top sectors

  • Technology2,648
  • Transportation & Logistics630
  • Retail589
  • Professional Services477
  • Financial Services412
  • Media & Entertainment271

Employment mix

  • Unspecified3,244 · 81%
  • Full-time359 · 9%
  • Contract315 · 8%
  • Part-time55 · 1%
  • Intern39 · 1%
  • Temporary11 · 0%

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