What is the average Data Analyst salary in San Francisco?

The median midpoint of 59 live Data Analyst postings in San Francisco is $200k a year. Half of them fall between $175k and $240k.

How does Data Analyst pay change with seniority?

senior postings $191k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay Data Analyst roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($310k), Pinterest ($271k), OpenAI ($266k), Faire ($233k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Data Analyst salary in San Francisco

What employers are offering right now, from 59 live Data Analyst postings in San Francisco that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$200k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$175k–$240k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$356k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$105k

$135k

$164k

$193k

$222k

$251k

$281k

$310k

Data Analyst pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$191k	14
Staff & principal	$202k	5

Top-paying companies for Data Analyst roles

Company	Median	Postings
Anthropic	$310k	2
Pinterest	$271k	3
OpenAI	$266k	6
Faire	$233k	7
Sentry	$230k	2
Baseten	$220k	3
Perplexity	$216k	2
Decagon	$195k	2
Harvey	$195k	3
Mercury	$187k	3
Okta	$176k	3
Shepherd	$150k	2

Highest-paying open Data Analyst jobs

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OpenAI

Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Analytics Platform

San Francisco Full-time $266k – $445k/yr

rustc++analyticsnetworkingDirect from employer Apr 11

Faire

Strategy & Analytics Senior Director, Discovery

New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA $286k – $393k/yr

machine learninganalyticsDirect from employer 16d ago

Anthropic

Recruiting Analytics Data Engineer

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA $285k – $380k/yr

visa sponsorshippythonsqldbtDirect from employer 26d ago

Sentry

Engineering Manager, Events Analytics Platform

San Francisco, California Full-time $220k – $400k/yr

pythonrustanalyticsDirect from employer 19d ago

Anthropic

Marketing Analytics Lead, Enterprise Marketing

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY $255k – $320k/yr

visa sponsorshipsqldbtdata scienceDirect from employer 16d ago

Faire

Strategy & Analytics Director

New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA $237k – $326k/yr

sqlexcelmachine learningdata scienceDirect from employer Jun 29

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Data Analyst salary: common questions

What is the average Data Analyst salary in San Francisco?: The median midpoint of 59 live Data Analyst postings in San Francisco is $200k a year. Half of them fall between $175k and $240k.
How does Data Analyst pay change with seniority?: senior postings $191k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Data Analyst roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($310k), Pinterest ($271k), OpenAI ($266k), Faire ($233k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.