Mid-level Web Developer salary in San Francisco, CA

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fremont, Pleasanton, Oakland, Livermore, Newark.

Also listed as: Front End Developer, Developer User Interface

Median salary$127,500
Middle 50%$116.3k–$148.4k
vs. all levels here+9%comparison median $116,667
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $114,525 and $228,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$115,248
25th$116,334
50th (median)$127,500
75th$148,397
90th$154,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $84,802 (67 filings) FY2021: median $87,298 (45 filings) FY2022: median $90,771 (46 filings) FY2023: median $96,595 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 67 filings FY20 FY2021: 45 filings FY21 FY2022: 46 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 67
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$84,802$84,802$87,29867
FY2021$87,298$87,298$90,00045
FY2022$90,771$90,771$90,77146
FY2023$96,595$90,388$100,94110
FY2024–––8
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

San Francisco's median mid-level Web Developer salary of $127,500 is worth about $110,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Web Developers in the San Francisco, CA area earned a median of $152,450 in May 2025 (1,420 employed). The H-1B median here is $127,500, 16% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Teslatoo few4
Avenue Codetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $84,500 12
Mid-level · Level II $127,500 15
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$80,558$84,50012
Mid-level · Level II$114,525$127,50015

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.