What is the average API Development salary in San Francisco, CA?

Based on 6 jobs with salary data, the average API Development salary in San Francisco, CA ranges from $155–220.8K per year.

How do API Development salaries in San Francisco, CA compare to the board-wide average?

API Development roles in San Francisco, CA pay 12% above the board-wide API Development average of $137.5–197K.

How are API Development salaries in San Francisco, CA calculated?

Salary figures are based on published job postings with salary data, normalized to annual USD equivalents. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering to ensure accuracy. Only positions with at least 5 data points are included.

API Development salaries in San Francisco, CA

API Development professionals in San Francisco, CA earn $155–220.8K per year on average, based on 6 jobs. API Development roles in San Francisco, CA pay 12% above the board-wide average of $137.5–197K for API Development jobs on LumiJobs.

Average salary range

$155–220.8K

Based on 6 jobs · 12% more than the average salary on LumiJobs

25th percentile

$145K

Average

$187.9K

75th percentile

$223.8K

San Francisco, CAAverage salary on LumiJobs

$137.5K$223.8K

API Development salaries by seniority in San Francisco, CA

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on LumiJobs
Mid-level	$161.3–226.3K	4	+16%

Other top paying titles in San Francisco, CA

Highest paying job titles in San Francisco, CA beyond API Development, ranked by average salary.

Software Engineering

Avg. $174.7–255.4K · 26 jobs

Backend Engineering

Avg. $170.8–259.9K · 16 jobs

Backend Development

Avg. $161.7–243K · 7 jobs

Machine Learning Engineer

Avg. $193.4–308.4K · 7 jobs

Software Engineer

Avg. $155–280.8K · 6 jobs

Machine Learning Engineering

Avg. $160.3–263.3K · 5 jobs

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Top paying skills in San Francisco, CA

Highest paying skills in San Francisco, CA, ranked by average salary.

Python

Avg. $170–257.2K · 23 jobs

TypeScript

Avg. $170.9–248.7K · 17 jobs

AWS

Avg. $192.2–268.4K · 12 jobs

Distributed Systems

Avg. $167.1–250.2K · 12 jobs

Backend Development

Avg. $163.1–273.7K · 12 jobs

Machine Learning

Avg. $177.3–274.3K · 12 jobs

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Other locations for API Development

Compare API Development salaries in other locations.

United States

Avg. $149.8–211.1K · 10 jobs

California

Avg. $156.4–225K · 8 jobs

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All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.