Gusto salaries in San Francisco, CA

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings by Gusto, Inc. in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$235,080
Middle 50%$203.8k–$252k
vs. all employers here+38%comparison median $170,000
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $136,206 and $321,350.
PercentileSalary
10th$178,489
25th$203,750
50th (median)$235,080
75th$252,048
90th$280,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$170k $215k $260k FY2021: median $200,000 (10 filings) FY2022: median $195,000 (21 filings) FY2023: median $210,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $230,000 (29 filings) FY2025: median $235,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $240,000 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 29
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–––0
FY2021$200,000$171,250$221,29510
FY2022$195,000$172,000$225,00021
FY2023$210,000$184,475$230,51713
FY2024$230,000$183,050$253,38029
FY2025$235,000$205,000$260,00017
FY2026$240,000$205,000$248,08623

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$245,00021
Data Scientist$199,28210
IT Managertoo few4
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few3

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 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III $207,500 14
Expert · Level IV $248,086 22

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.