What is the average Solutions Engineer salary in San Francisco?

The median midpoint of 160 live Solutions Engineer postings in San Francisco is $212k a year. Half of them fall between $185k and $241k.

How does Solutions Engineer pay change with seniority?

senior postings $214k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay Solutions Engineer roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Harness ($255k), OpenAI ($251k), Baseten ($248k), Scale AI ($239k).

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.

Solutions Engineer salary in San Francisco

What employers are offering right now, from 160 live Solutions Engineer postings in San Francisco that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$212k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$185k–$241k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$348k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$114k

$138k

$163k

$187k

$211k

$236k

$260k

$285k

Solutions Engineer pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$214k	24
Staff & principal	$232k	8

Top-paying companies for Solutions Engineer roles

Company	Median	Postings
Harness	$255k	3
OpenAI	$251k	14
Baseten	$248k	3
Scale AI	$239k	5
Invisible Technologies	$239k	4
Vercel	$233k	4
Ramp	$230k	13
Decagon	$230k	6
Parafin	$226k	2
Datadog	$225k	3
Figma	$224k	4
Okta	$224k	3

Highest-paying open Solutions Engineer jobs

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Notion

Enterprise Solutions Consultant, San Francisco

San Francisco, California Full-time $306k – $390k/yr

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Decagon

Solutions Architect - Salesforce

San Francisco Full-time $300k – $375k/yr

analyticssalesforcejiracustomer successDirect from employer Jan 12

Vercel

Head of Professional Services

Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin $300k – $370k/yr

javascripttypescriptreactnext.jsDirect from employer Jul 20

OpenAI

GTM Strategy & Operations, Professional Services

San Francisco Full-time $293k – $325k/yr

sqlanalyticsDirect from employer 26d ago

Baseten

Forward Deployed Engineer (Training)

San Francisco · New York Full-time $200k – $400k/yr

sparkkubernetesmachine learningdeep learningDirect from employer Aug 19

Monaco

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco Full-time $200k – $400k/yr

pythontypescriptsqlDirect from employer Aug 4

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Solutions Engineer salary: common questions

What is the average Solutions Engineer salary in San Francisco?: The median midpoint of 160 live Solutions Engineer postings in San Francisco is $212k a year. Half of them fall between $185k and $241k.
How does Solutions Engineer pay change with seniority?: senior postings $214k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Solutions Engineer roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Harness ($255k), OpenAI ($251k), Baseten ($248k), Scale AI ($239k).
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.