Entry-level Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Alameda, South San Francisco, Pleasanton, Fremont, Dublin.

Also listed as: Compliance Specialist

Median salary$66,585

Middle 50%$65.5k–$72.5k

vs. all levels here−41%comparison median $112,736

Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,438 and $99,899.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$64,451
25th	$65,500
50th (median)	$66,585
75th	$72,478
90th	$82,586

Cost of living

San Francisco's median entry-level Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary of $66,585 is worth about $57,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Regulatory Affairs Specialists in the San Francisco, CA area earned a median of $118,890 in May 2025 (7,500 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,585, 44% lower.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
California Public Utilities Commission	too few	2
Center For Empowering Refugees and Immigrants	too few	2
Welbe Health	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	$66,585	14
Mid-level · Level II	$95,000	37
Senior · Level III	$112,736	35
Expert · Level IV	$137,839	22

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$64,438	$66,585	14
Mid-level · Level II	$89,814	$95,000	37
Senior · Level III	$112,736	$112,736	35
Expert · Level IV	$123,469	$137,839	22

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.