Entry-Level & New Grad salary in San Francisco, CA

$165Kmedian salary
$143K–$185Kmiddle 50% of postings
24open jobs listing pay

The median posted salary for entry-level and new grad in San Francisco, CA is $165,000 a year, based on 24 open job postings that list pay. The middle half runs from $143,000 to $185,000, and the top 10% start at $225,000.

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Pay range

PercentileAnnual salary
10th (lowest tenth)$134,000
25th$143,000
Median$165,000
75th$185,000
90th (top tenth)$225,000

Employers who post a range ask, on average, for $150K at the low end and $191K at the high end.

$120K–$140K: 3 postings $140K–$160K: 9 postings $160K–$180K: 5 postings $180K–$200K: 2 postings $200K–$220K: 0 postings $220K–$240K: 4 postings
$120K$240K

By experience and work setting

MedianPostings
Entry level$145K11
Mid level$155K6
Senior and above$220K7

Levels come from job titles: "Senior", "Staff", "Lead", "Principal" and up count as senior; "Intern", "Junior" and "Entry level" as entry level.

Highest-paying employers

CompanyMedianPostings
Headway$239K2
Together AI$220K3
Sierra$165K2
Notion$145K4
Scale AI$143K2
DoorDash USA$133K2

Employers with at least two open entry-level and new grad postings that list pay.

How these numbers are calculated

Every figure comes from open job postings on MANY Hired that state pay in US dollars, imported from employers' own career pages and refreshed daily. For each posting we take the midpoint of its pay range, then report percentiles across postings. Postings without pay are left out; many US states (including California, Colorado, New York and Washington) require employers to list a range. These are advertised pay ranges, not reported earnings, and usually exclude bonus and equity. Updated October 29, 2026.