Salary benchmark · San Francisco

Recruiter Salary in San Francisco

Mid-level (3-5y) recruiter pay in San Francisco sits around $132,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$112,200

$9,350/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$132,000

$11,000/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$165,000

$13,750/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in San Francisco

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$72,936$85,800$107,2560.65×
Mid (3-5y)$112,200$132,000$165,0001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$151,476$178,200$222,7561.35×
Lead (8y+)$196,356$231,000$288,7561.75×

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

How San Francisco compares

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

New York$114,000-14%Austin$93,600-29%Singapore$84,000-36%Remote$84,000-36%London$78,000-41%

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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