Mid-level Frontend Developer salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, San Mateo, Dublin, Fremont.

Median salary$173,600

Middle 50%$157.1k–$189.5k

vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $190,000

Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k$250k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $106,102 and $246,171.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$127,545
25th	$157,113
50th (median)	$173,600
75th	$189,494
90th	$207,148

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$135,000	$119,561	$146,000	43
FY2021	$123,000	$120,931	$130,750	36
FY2022	$132,085	$124,250	$175,400	46
FY2023	$169,700	$132,870	$192,500	34
FY2024	$162,500	$148,260	$189,325	26
FY2025	$181,001	$157,264	$192,850	22
FY2026	$161,637	$152,728	$172,900	12

Cost of living

San Francisco's median mid-level Frontend Developer salary of $173,600 is worth about $150,200 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
Amazon	too few	7
Meta	too few	6
Loop Now Technologies	too few	2
Praxi Data	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	too few	4
Mid-level · Level II	$173,600	34
Senior · Level III	$203,350	17
Expert · Level IV	$238,770	19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.