Senior Software Engineer Salaries

How much does a Senior Software Engineer make in San Francisco, CA?

Updated Sep 18, 2023

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Total Pay Range
$165K - $251K/yr
Base Pay
$121K - $170K/yr
Additional Pay
$44K - $81K/yr

$201K

/yr
$165K$251K
Most Likely Range

The estimated total pay for a Senior Software Engineer is $201,498 per year in the San Francisco, CA area, with an average salary of $143,444 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $58,054 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.

How accurate is this most likely Total Pay range (base + additional) of $165K-$251K/yr?

Total Pay Trajectory

For Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA

$201,498 /yr
Senior Software Engineer
$220,080 /yr
Software Engineer IV
$263,580 /yr
Principal Software Engineer
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What is the total pay trajectory for Senior Software Engineer?

Job TitleSalary
Senior Software Engineer$201,498 /yr
Software Engineer IV$220,080 /yr
Principal Software Engineer$263,580 /yr

Related Job Titles

For Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA

Some related job titles are Lead Software Engineer Salaries with median pay of $230,843, Senior Software Developer Salaries with median pay of $183,097, Senior Software Development Engineer Salaries with median pay of $198,723, Software Engineer II Salaries with median pay of $178,693.

Top Paying Companies

For a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA

Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA. Employers include Meta, Wish and Google.

1
Meta
Meta
$298,811/yr
722 open jobs
2
Wish
$294,473/yr
3
Google
$289,409/yr
4
Stripe
$288,167/yr
5
Twitter
$285,938/yr
8
Airbnb
$278,728/yr
9
Indeed
$277,990/yr
10
Twitch
$275,544/yr
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Top Paying Companies

For Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA

1Meta$298,811
2Wish$294,473
3Google$289,409
4Stripe$288,167
5Twitter$285,938
6Dropbox$284,911
7Pinterest$284,115
8Airbnb$278,728
9Indeed$277,990
10Twitch$275,544
Total Pay Trajectory

For Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco, CA

$201,498 /yr
Senior Software Engineer
$220,080 /yr
Software Engineer IV
$263,580 /yr
Principal Software Engineer
See Full Career Path

Download as data table

What is the total pay trajectory for Senior Software Engineer?

Job TitleSalary
Senior Software Engineer$201,498 /yr
Software Engineer IV$220,080 /yr
Principal Software Engineer$263,580 /yr

What are total pay estimates for a Senior Software Engineer at different companies in San Francisco, CA?

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Uber
3.9
Senior Software EngineerSee 1,131 salaries from this location

$262,745

 / yr
Salesforce
4.1
Senior Software EngineerSee 285 salaries from this location

$227,011

 / yr
Twitter
3.2
Senior Software EngineerSee 269 salaries from this location

$285,938

 / yr
Google
4.4
Senior Software EngineerSee 240 salaries from this location

$289,409

 / yr
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