Senior Solutions Architect salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 114 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fremont, South San Francisco, East Palo Alto, San Ramon, Pleasanton.

Median salary$181,127

Middle 50%$167k–$204.6k

vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $180,960

Filings114FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$140k$150k$160k$170k$180k$190k$200k$210k$220k$230k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $133,074 and $273,710.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$151,988
25th	$166,962
50th (median)	$181,127
75th	$204,634
90th	$218,200

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$154,582	$144,760	$175,188	76
FY2021	$149,700	$140,000	$169,250	54
FY2022	$165,000	$144,726	$182,389	95
FY2023	$181,272	$158,080	$208,892	58
FY2024	$181,336	$176,428	$203,900	68
FY2025	$181,647	$166,962	$209,295	86
FY2026	$172,725	$162,212	$187,574	28

Cost of living

San Francisco's median senior Solutions Architect salary of $181,127 is worth about $156,700 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
Amazon	$209,295	46
Databricks	$166,962	22
Wipro	too few	4
Bio-Rad Laboratories	too few	3
OpenAI OpCo	too few	3
10x Genomics	too few	2
Salesforce	too few	2
Cisco Systems	too few	2
Datasys Consulting & Software	too few	2
Nova Credit	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	$131,625	10
Mid-level · Level II	$160,150	94
Senior · Level III	$181,127	114
Expert · Level IV	$213,512	63

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.