Salary benchmark · San Francisco

Customer Success Manager Salary in San Francisco

Mid-level (3-5y) customer success manager pay in San Francisco sits around $126,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$107,100

$8,925/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$126,000

$10,500/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$157,500

$13,125/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in San Francisco

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$69,612$81,900$102,3720.65×
Mid (3-5y)$107,100$126,000$157,5001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$144,588$170,100$212,6281.35×
Lead (8y+)$187,428$220,500$275,6281.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the San Francisco mid-level base.

How San Francisco compares

Same customer success manager role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

New York$108,000-14%Austin$90,000-29%Singapore$84,000-33%Remote$81,600-35%London$78,000-38%

Other roles in San Francisco

Top 5 highest-paid roles in San Francisco, mid-level annual median.

Engineering Manager$312,000Product Manager$222,000Backend Engineer$204,000Full-stack Engineer$198,000Frontend Engineer$192,000

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