Equinix salaries in San Francisco, CA

Based on 87 certified H-1B filings by Equinix, Inc. in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$161,637
Middle 50%$153.4k–$187.4k
vs. all employers here−5%comparison median $170,000
Filings87FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,705 and $261,205.
PercentileSalary
10th$129,509
25th$153,408
50th (median)$161,637
75th$187,387
90th$206,315

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $140k $180k FY2020: median $155,000 (11 filings) FY2021: median $121,763 (11 filings) FY2024: median $147,368 (68 filings) FY2025: median $157,373 (47 filings) FY2026: median $168,454 (40 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 68 filings FY24 FY2025: 47 filings FY25 FY2026: 40 filings FY26 68
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$155,000$122,000$177,17311
FY2021$121,763$108,327$136,21911
FY2022–––5
FY2023–––3
FY2024$147,368$146,276$181,27268
FY2025$157,373$147,470$180,96047
FY2026$168,454$153,408$187,61640

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$161,63747
Systems Engineer / Architect$176,31912
IT Managertoo few6
Data Scientisttoo few5
Information Security Analysttoo few4
Management Consultanttoo few2
Network Architecttoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in San Francisco, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II $155,605 26
Senior · Level III $180,960 24
Expert · Level IV $196,417 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.