Expert Salesforce Developer salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fremont, Newark, San Ramon, Pleasanton, Dublin.

Median salary$213,512
Middle 50%$206.3k–$223.3k
vs. all levels here+23%comparison median $174,231
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $163,592 and $249,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$200,917
25th$206,315
50th (median)$213,512
75th$223,291
90th$241,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $185k $220k FY2020: median $169,000 (19 filings) FY2021: median $170,066 (19 filings) FY2022: median $180,016 (22 filings) FY2023: median $190,000 (16 filings) FY2025: median $206,315 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 4 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 22
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$169,000$168,958$174,74719
FY2021$170,066$166,355$190,00019
FY2022$180,016$170,140$185,00022
FY2023$190,000$185,000$200,47516
FY2024–––4
FY2025$206,315$206,315$213,18810
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

San Francisco's median expert Salesforce Developer salary of $213,512 is worth about $184,700 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
DocuSigntoo few6
Lucid Motorstoo few2
AgentSynctoo few2
Gustotoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $131,040 11
Mid-level · Level II $135,000 21
Senior · Level III $191,140 10
Expert · Level IV $213,512 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.