Credit Analyst salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Berkeley, Emeryville, Menlo Park, San Mateo.

Also listed as: Credit Risk Analyst

Median salary$137,191
Middle 50%$125.9k–$161.7k
vs. national median+19%comparison median $115,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $84,456 and $215,696.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,859
25th$125,883
50th (median)$137,191
75th$161,667
90th$176,030

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $140k $190k FY2020: median $127,348 (10 filings) FY2021: median $105,700 (14 filings) FY2022: median $126,082 (16 filings) FY2024: median $177,500 (10 filings) FY2025: median $135,000 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 16
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$127,348$89,543$145,00010
FY2021$105,700$87,880$130,77014
FY2022$126,082$88,254$146,93816
FY2023–––9
FY2024$177,500$149,667$259,13910
FY2025$135,000$122,369$152,50015
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

San Francisco's median Credit Analyst salary of $137,191 is worth about $118,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Francisco = 115.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Credit Analysts in the San Francisco, CA area earned a median of $122,590 in May 2025 (850 employed). The H-1B median here is $137,191, 12% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Upgradetoo few5
Chime Financialtoo few2
LendingClub Bank National Associationtoo few2
Moody's Investors Servicetoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.