What is the average IT salary in San Francisco?

The median midpoint of 24 live IT postings in San Francisco is $191k a year. Half of them fall between $149k and $240k.

How does IT pay change with seniority?

senior postings $190k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay IT roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at OpenAI ($292k), Anthropic ($205k).

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.

IT salary in San Francisco

What employers are offering right now, from 24 live IT postings in San Francisco that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$191k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$149k–$240k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$429k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$105k

$146k

$186k

$226k

$267k

$307k

$348k

$388k

IT pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$190k	5

Top-paying companies for IT roles

Company	Median	Postings
OpenAI	$292k	3
Anthropic	$205k	3

Highest-paying open IT jobs

All 26 open jobs →

OpenAI

Network Engineer

San Francisco Full-time $347k – $510k/yr

pythonawsazureterraformDirect from employer Aug 14

Olema Oncology

Vice President of Information Technology

San Francisco, California $335k – $365k/yr

analyticsagilesaascybersecurityDirect from employer 19d ago

Databricks

Head of Corporate Engineering

San Francisco, California $265k – $364k/yr

databricksexcelawsgcpDirect from employer Jul 17

Lambda

Senior Network Engineer

San Francisco Office (Fremont St) · San Jose Office (First St) Full-time $250k – $370k/yr

pythonawsgcpterraformDirect from employer Jun 12

Maze Therapeutics

Senior Director, Information Technology

South San Francisco, CA $270k – $330k/yr

data sciencesaascybersecuritynetworkingDirect from employer Sep 9

OpenAI

Data Center Controls Network Engineer

San Francisco Full-time $257k – $327k/yr

pythonsqlpostgresqlmysqlDirect from employer Apr 20

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IT salary: common questions

What is the average IT salary in San Francisco?: The median midpoint of 24 live IT postings in San Francisco is $191k a year. Half of them fall between $149k and $240k.
How does IT pay change with seniority?: senior postings $190k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay IT roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at OpenAI ($292k), Anthropic ($205k).
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.