.NET Developer salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pleasanton, Fremont, San Ramon, Concord, Livermore.

Median salary$161,637
Middle 50%$135.7k–$176.8k
vs. national median+48%comparison median $108,925
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,000 and $207,972.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,000
25th$135,699
50th (median)$161,637
75th$176,800
90th$194,480

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2020: median $120,000 (40 filings) FY2021: median $120,931 (34 filings) FY2022: median $132,870 (29 filings) FY2023: median $140,000 (19 filings) FY2024: median $147,400 (17 filings) FY2025: median $161,003 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 40 filings FY20 FY2021: 34 filings FY21 FY2022: 29 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 40
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$120,000$119,122$127,75040
FY2021$120,931$97,000$121,79134
FY2022$132,870$121,763$144,72629
FY2023$140,000$132,870$172,64019
FY2024$147,400$140,000$163,24617
FY2025$161,003$107,215$179,92014
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

San Francisco's median .NET Developer salary of $161,637 is worth about $139,800 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Harvey Nashtoo few4
Redeemsofttoo few3
Buxton Consultingtoo few2
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)too few2
Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)too few2
Saicon Consultantstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.