Visa salaries in San Francisco, CA

Based on 491 certified H-1B filings by Visa in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$163,613
Middle 50%$141.8k–$186k
vs. all employers here−4%comparison median $170,000
Filings491FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,560 and $240,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$128,398
25th$141,751
50th (median)$163,613
75th$185,994
90th$206,315

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $140k $180k FY2020: median $120,370 (327 filings) FY2021: median $120,931 (274 filings) FY2022: median $137,517 (364 filings) FY2023: median $142,300 (283 filings) FY2024: median $148,450 (273 filings) FY2025: median $160,139 (310 filings) FY2026: median $169,100 (181 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 327 filings FY20 FY2021: 274 filings FY21 FY2022: 364 filings FY22 FY2023: 283 filings FY23 FY2024: 273 filings FY24 FY2025: 310 filings FY25 FY2026: 181 filings FY26 364
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$120,370$109,200$139,776327
FY2021$120,931$110,600$145,205274
FY2022$137,517$121,600$151,882364
FY2023$142,300$127,171$162,386283
FY2024$148,450$132,300$181,813273
FY2025$160,139$141,414$180,700310
FY2026$169,100$146,200$194,834181

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$173,638129
Software Engineer$161,637112
Data Scientist$188,88563
QA Engineer$160,13932
Operations Research Analyst$149,90023
Management Consultant$172,45317
Financial Analyst$152,06917
Information Security Analyst$184,57912
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$169,10012
Project Manager$157,37311
Data Engineertoo few9
UX Designertoo few8
Marketing Managertoo few6
IT Managertoo few6
Operations Managertoo few5
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JobMedian hereFilings
Accountanttoo few5
Systems Analysttoo few5
Graphic Designertoo few4
Market Research Analysttoo few3
Quantitative Analysttoo few2
Network Administratortoo 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 $131,966 12
Mid-level · Level II $138,500 119
Senior · Level III $142,958 62
Expert · Level IV $185,994 229

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.