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Engineering Manager salary in San Francisco

What employers are offering right now, from 129 live Engineering Manager postings in San Francisco that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$290k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$248k–$353k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$675k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$198k
$252k
$305k
$359k
$413k
$466k
$520k
$574k

Engineering Manager pay by level

LevelMedianPostings
Senior$269k18
Director & executive$348k7

Top-paying companies for Engineering Manager roles

CompanyMedianPostings
Anthropic$445k15
OpenAI$423k11
Orb$360k2
Lambda$358k2
Decagon$355k3
Perplexity$353k4
Pinterest$352k2
Sentry$335k5
Figma$317k6
Discord$306k3
Harvey$300k4
Scale AI$281k4

Highest-paying open Engineering Manager jobs

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Engineering Manager salary: common questions

What is the average Engineering Manager salary in San Francisco?
The median midpoint of 129 live Engineering Manager postings in San Francisco is $290k a year. Half of them fall between $248k and $353k.
How does Engineering Manager pay change with seniority?
senior postings $269k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Engineering Manager roles the most?
Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($445k), OpenAI ($423k), Orb ($360k), Lambda ($358k).
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.