Mid-level Salesforce Developer salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fremont, Newark, San Ramon, Pleasanton, Dublin.

Median salary$135,000
Middle 50%$110k–$161.6k
vs. all levels here−23%comparison median $174,231
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $96,712 and $196,642.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,560
25th$110,000
50th (median)$135,000
75th$161,637
90th$175,250

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2020: median $119,350 (56 filings) FY2021: median $120,931 (63 filings) FY2022: median $121,900 (38 filings) FY2023: median $133,000 (35 filings) FY2024: median $147,368 (22 filings) FY2025: median $134,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 56 filings FY20 FY2021: 63 filings FY21 FY2022: 38 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 63
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$119,350$119,122$122,43856
FY2021$120,931$120,931$121,76363
FY2022$121,900$121,763$132,87038
FY2023$133,000$132,870$148,68435
FY2024$147,368$133,358$149,34322
FY2025$134,000$106,000$160,00013
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

San Francisco's median mid-level Salesforce Developer salary of $135,000 is worth about $116,800 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Pacific Biosciences of Californiatoo few2
Red Hibbert Grouptoo few2
Snowflaketoo 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.