Senior Salesforce Developer salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fremont, Newark, San Ramon, Pleasanton, Dublin.

Median salary$191,140
Middle 50%$187.6k–$220k
vs. all levels here+10%comparison median $174,231
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $143,908 and $248,846.
PercentileSalary
10th$182,776
25th$187,574
50th (median)$191,140
75th$220,000
90th$236,664

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $165k $200k FY2020: median $145,246 (35 filings) FY2021: median $160,000 (17 filings) FY2022: median $159,050 (32 filings) FY2023: median $167,030 (16 filings) FY2024: median $187,000 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 35 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 32 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 35
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$145,246$144,040$152,62835
FY2021$160,000$145,600$165,00017
FY2022$159,050$150,000$170,00032
FY2023$167,030$158,080$174,36216
FY2024$187,000$180,960$197,60017
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––2

Cost of living

San Francisco's median senior Salesforce Developer salary of $191,140 is worth about $165,300 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
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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.