UST salaries in San Francisco, CA

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings by UST in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$129,600
Middle 50%$118.8k–$149.6k
vs. all employers here−24%comparison median $170,000
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,536 and $161,637.
PercentileSalary
10th$115,095
25th$118,789
50th (median)$129,600
75th$149,557
90th$153,528

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2020: median $101,379 (17 filings) FY2021: median $115,513 (16 filings) FY2022: median $121,765 (13 filings) FY2024: median $121,857 (16 filings) FY2025: median $125,000 (15 filings) FY2026: median $144,701 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 17
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$101,379$101,379$119,12217
FY2021$115,513$101,338$143,33316
FY2022$121,765$104,600$131,68513
FY2023–––5
FY2024$121,857$114,900$141,84216
FY2025$125,000$118,789$129,60015
FY2026$144,701$137,690$151,42411

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Analyst$118,78910
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few9
Software Engineertoo few3
Network Support Specialisttoo 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 – 0
Mid-level · Level II $129,600 26
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.