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High-paying jobs in San Francisco

Active job postings in San Francisco that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

San Francisco job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in San Francisco.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Backend42$235k n=16—
Director37$258k n=26—
Full-stack33$218k n=6—
ML / AI Engineering30$230k n=7—
Data Science28$147k n=4—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers68$230k n=61—
Managers, All Other67$208k n=52—
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products9$153k n=6—
Project Management Specialists8$169k n=8—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers7——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time150$170k n=141—
Contract68$213k n=33—
Intern10——
Part-time7——
Temporary1——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology788$187k n=264—
Food Service / Restaurants55$105k n=22—
Professional Services48$193k n=23—
Consumer Goods39$155k n=19—
Retail37$155k n=17—

Top categories

  • Backend42
  • Director37
  • Full-stack33
  • ML / AI Engineering30
  • Data Science28
  • Engineering27

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers68
  • Managers, All Other67
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products9
  • Project Management Specialists8
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers7
  • Cooks, Restaurant5

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology788
  • Food Service / Restaurants55
  • Professional Services48
  • Consumer Goods39
  • Retail37
  • Financial Services34

Employment mix

  • Unspecified692 · 75%
  • Full-time150 · 16%
  • Contract68 · 7%
  • Intern10 · 1%
  • Part-time7 · 1%
  • Temporary1 · 0%

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