Senior Logistician salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 49 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$125,000
Middle 50%$111.4k–$136k
vs. all levels here+8%comparison median $115,994
Filings49FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $106,392 and $173,263.
PercentileSalary
10th$106,392
25th$111,363
50th (median)$125,000
75th$136,000
90th$155,801

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $101,449 (20 filings) FY2021: median $101,750 (32 filings) FY2022: median $118,220 (43 filings) FY2023: median $109,796 (26 filings) FY2024: median $113,776 (25 filings) FY2025: median $120,000 (29 filings) FY2026: median $130,000 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 32 filings FY21 FY2022: 43 filings FY22 FY2023: 26 filings FY23 FY2024: 25 filings FY24 FY2025: 29 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 43
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$101,449$89,689$109,26320
FY2021$101,750$95,000$124,25032
FY2022$118,220$98,600$142,18243
FY2023$109,796$96,361$120,00026
FY2024$113,776$106,392$125,00025
FY2025$120,000$106,392$131,30029
FY2026$130,000$111,363$149,74420

Cost of living

San Francisco's median senior Logistician salary of $125,000 is worth about $108,100 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 $125,000, 24% 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$130,78424
Metatoo few4
Gilead Sciencestoo few3
Zooxtoo 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.