Salary benchmark · San Francisco

Operations Manager Salary in San Francisco

Mid-level (3-5y) operations manager pay in San Francisco sits around $150,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$127,500

$10,625/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$150,000

$12,500/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$187,500

$15,625/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in San Francisco

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$82,872$97,500$121,8720.65×
Mid (3-5y)$127,500$150,000$187,5001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$172,128$202,500$253,1281.35×
Lead (8y+)$223,128$262,500$328,1281.75×

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

How San Francisco compares

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

New York$126,000-16%Austin$102,000-32%Singapore$93,600-38%Remote$93,600-38%London$84,000-44%

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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