Software Engineer Salaries in San Francisco, CA, United States

Updated 20 May 2023
$1,08,443 /yr
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Additional Cash Compensation
Average$21,337Range$12,375 - $39,047
The average salary for Software Engineer is $1,08,443 per year in the San Francisco, CA, United States. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Engineer in the San Francisco, CA, United States is $21,337, with a range from $12,375 - $39,047. Salaries estimates are based on 430022 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by Software Engineer employees in San Francisco, CA, United States.

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in San Francisco, CA, United States

$1,08,443 /yr
Software Engineer
$1,36,614 /yr
Senior Software Engineer
$1,40,021 /yr
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What are some related job titles for a Software Engineer?

Entry Level Software Engineer

$1,04,111

per year

Principal Software Engineer

$1,59,589

per year

Software Development Engineer

$1,21,134

per year

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)

$1,21,246

per year

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Google
4.4

Google

Software Engineer

$2,44,163

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,61,252 - $3,81,883 Range

Uber
3.9

Uber

Software Engineer

$2,30,194

 /yr
Range: $1L - $4L

$1L

$4L

$1,49,251 - $3,65,681 Range

Salesforce
4.1

Salesforce

Software Engineer

$2,18,900

 /yr
Range: $2L - $3L

$2L

$3L

$1,50,034 - $3,29,809 Range

Cisco Systems
4.4

Cisco Systems

Software Engineer

$2,23,100

 /yr
Range: $2L - $3L

$2L

$3L

$1,50,557 - $3,40,700 Range

Meta
3.9

Meta

Software Engineer

$2,54,357

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,73,019 - $3,88,859 Range

Pinterest
4.0

Pinterest

Software Engineer

$2,43,363

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,60,524 - $3,81,078 Range

Yelp
3.5

Yelp

Software Engineer

$2,27,242

 /yr
Range: $1L - $4L

$1L

$4L

$1,49,319 - $3,56,031 Range

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Airbnb
4.3

Airbnb

Software Engineer

$2,38,050

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,54,853 - $3,77,035 Range

Twitter
3.3

Twitter

Software Engineer

$2,39,905

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,60,159 - $3,71,399 Range

Uatc

Software Engineer

$1,93,045

 /yr
Range: $1L - $3L

$1L

$3L

$1,31,025 - $2,92,073 Range

Splunk
3.9

Splunk

Software Engineer

$2,30,948

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,55,447 - $3,54,212 Range

Lyft
3.6

Lyft

Software Engineer

$2,34,675

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,53,112 - $3,70,722 Range

Dropbox
4.6

Dropbox

Software Engineer

$2,40,510

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,59,751 - $3,74,030 Range

Block
4.2

Block

Software Engineer

$2,29,725

 /yr
Range: $1L - $4L

$1L

$4L

$1,47,626 - $3,67,141 Range

DoorDash
3.7

DoorDash

Software Engineer

$2,29,323

 /yr
Range: $1L - $4L

$1L

$4L

$1,49,576 - $3,62,269 Range

Amazon
3.8

Amazon

Software Engineer

$2,32,038

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,53,389 - $3,62,229 Range

Apple
4.2

Apple

Software Engineer

$2,32,196

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,53,622 - $3,61,687 Range

LinkedIn
4.4

LinkedIn

Software Engineer

$2,35,863

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,58,408 - $3,63,015 Range

Microsoft
4.3

Microsoft

Software Engineer

$2,27,731

 /yr
Range: $2L - $3L

$2L

$3L

$1,54,485 - $3,46,415 Range

Quantcast
3.3

Quantcast

Software Engineer

$2,36,832

 /yr
Range: $2L - $4L

$2L

$4L

$1,56,031 - $3,70,331 Range

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$1,63,000

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8 days ago by a Software Engineer with 4 to 6 years of experience

$1,95,000

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Stock Bonus$1,00,000/yr

8 days ago by a Software Engineer with 4 to 6 years of experience

$1,50,000

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8 days ago by a Software Engineer with 4 to 6 years of experience

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$1,40,000

/yrAvg Base Salary

9 days ago by a Software Engineer with 10 to 14 years of experience

$2,60,000

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Stock Bonus$1,00,000/yr

9 days ago by a Software Engineer with 10 to 14 years of experience

$1,40,000

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9 days ago by a Software Engineer with less than one year of experience

$1,65,000

/yrAvg Base Salary
Stock Bonus$40,000/yr

9 days ago by a Software Engineer with 1 to 3 years of experience

$1,35,000

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9 days ago by a Software Engineer with 1 to 3 years of experience

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Frequently asked questions about a Software Engineer salaries

The average salary for a Software Engineer is $1,08,443 per year in San Francisco, CA, United States. Salaries estimates are based on 430022 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Software Engineer employees in San Francisco, CA, United States.

The highest salary for a Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA, United States is $1,63,079 per year.

The lowest salary for a Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA, United States is $72,112 per year.