Morgan Stanley salaries in San Francisco, CA

Based on 84 certified H-1B filings by Morgan Stanley in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$175,000
Middle 50%$162.5k–$193.3k
vs. all employers here+3%comparison median $170,000
Filings84FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $110,000 and $275,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$128,225
25th$162,500
50th (median)$175,000
75th$193,250
90th$225,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $175k $220k FY2020: median $150,000 (13 filings) FY2021: median $207,344 (16 filings) FY2022: median $160,000 (29 filings) FY2023: median $169,000 (35 filings) FY2024: median $166,500 (28 filings) FY2025: median $175,000 (39 filings) FY2026: median $179,000 (45 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 29 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 28 filings FY24 FY2025: 39 filings FY25 FY2026: 45 filings FY26 45
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$150,000$85,000$200,00013
FY2021$207,344$125,000$250,00016
FY2022$160,000$150,000$175,00029
FY2023$169,000$156,000$189,87535
FY2024$166,500$154,000$176,25028
FY2025$175,000$164,000$179,50039
FY2026$179,000$152,069$215,00045

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$175,00040
Financial Analyst$175,00034
QA Engineertoo few6
Systems Engineer / 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 3
Mid-level · Level II $169,000 40
Senior · Level III $215,000 20
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.