What data jobs pay in San Francisco
Hiring in San Francisco right now
Open data jobs on employers' own hiring pages, checked daily.
- 762
- open data jobs
- 294
- employers hiring
- 74
- new in the last 7 days
The step up from senior
Staff and principal data engineer postings in San Francisco state $44K more than senior ones. Median stated base for each level.
Data engineer
$203K$248K
Senior from 41 postings, staff and above from 18
Machine learning engineer
$224K$268K
Senior from 18 postings, staff and above from 21
Data scientist
$193K$235K
Senior from 56 postings, staff and above from 29
Who pays the most
Median stated base across each employer's San Francisco data postings. Of 76 employers with four or more postings that listed pay, these state the most.
San Francisco and New York side by side
San Francisco postings state more for every role both cities have enough postings to compare.
Find your next one
762 data jobs in San Francisco, newest first. Every one links to the employer's own posting.
312 hybrid88 remote362 on-site or not stated
Common questions
What do data leaders make in San Francisco?
Data leadership postings in San Francisco stated a median base salary of $253K in the last year. The middle half stated $200K to $307K, across 76 postings with a pay range.
What does a machine learning engineer make in San Francisco?
Machine learning engineer postings in San Francisco stated a median base salary of $243K in the last year. The middle half stated $200K to $275K, across 106 postings with a pay range.
What does a data scientist make in San Francisco?
Data scientist postings in San Francisco stated a median base salary of $215K in the last year. The middle half stated $180K to $258K, across 225 postings with a pay range.
Why are these figures lower than Levels.fyi or Glassdoor?
Those sites show pay that people report, often including stock and bonus. We show the base salary employers state in their own job postings, which is lower but covers every employer that posts a range, and each figure comes with jobs you can apply to today.
Base pay that employers stated in their own San Francisco postings, first seen since November 2025, one posting per employer and title, at the midpoint of each range. Actual offers can differ. A role needs 40 postings with pay before it appears. Updated . How we count