Mid-level Logistician salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 101 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fremont, Newark, Menlo Park, Foster City, South San Francisco.

Also listed as: Logistics Analyst

Median salary$105,000
Middle 50%$95k–$117.3k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $115,994
Filings101FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $86,674 and $165,950.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,000
25th$95,000
50th (median)$105,000
75th$117,317
90th$132,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $81,000 (45 filings) FY2021: median $84,138 (44 filings) FY2022: median $80,635 (30 filings) FY2023: median $99,920 (32 filings) FY2024: median $94,700 (24 filings) FY2025: median $100,200 (52 filings) FY2026: median $112,174 (49 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 45 filings FY20 FY2021: 44 filings FY21 FY2022: 30 filings FY22 FY2023: 32 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 52 filings FY25 FY2026: 49 filings FY26 52
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$81,000$70,000$95,00045
FY2021$84,138$71,500$96,75444
FY2022$80,635$68,699$99,00930
FY2023$99,920$83,750$106,50032
FY2024$94,700$87,795$100,10724
FY2025$100,200$90,000$110,00052
FY2026$112,174$100,000$125,73949

Cost of living

San Francisco's median mid-level Logistician salary of $105,000 is worth about $90,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Logisticians in the San Francisco, CA area earned a median of $101,040 in May 2025 (4,570 employed). The H-1B median here is $105,000, 4% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Tesla$110,45853
Weee!too few5
Amazontoo few3
Exeltoo few3
Gilead Sciencestoo few3
Metatoo few2
Aruptoo few2
Kite Pharmatoo few2
Lam Researchtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $71,718 38
Mid-level · Level II $105,000 101
Senior · Level III $125,000 49
Expert · Level IV $150,000 65

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$66,934$71,71838
Mid-level · Level II$91,541$105,000101
Senior · Level III$106,392$125,00049
Expert · Level IV$131,186$150,00065

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.