What is the average Founding Engineer salary in San Francisco, CA?

Based on 4 jobs with salary data, the average Founding Engineer salary in San Francisco, CA ranges from $153.8–245K per year.

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

Founding Engineer roles in San Francisco, CA pay 0% in line with the board-wide Founding Engineer average of $153.8–245K.

How are Founding Engineer 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.

Founding Engineer salaries in San Francisco, CA

Founding Engineer professionals in San Francisco, CA earn $153.8–245K per year on average, based on 4 jobs. Founding Engineer roles in San Francisco, CA pay 0% in line with the board-wide average of $153.8–245K for Founding Engineer jobs on LumiJobs.

Average salary range

$153.8–245K

Based on 4 jobs · 0% less than the average salary on LumiJobs

25th percentile

$120K

Average

$199.4K

75th percentile

$300K

San Francisco, CAAverage salary on LumiJobs

$120K$300K

Founding Engineer salaries by seniority in San Francisco, CA

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on LumiJobs
Senior	$165–260K	3	+7%

Other top paying titles in San Francisco, CA

Highest paying job titles in San Francisco, CA beyond Founding Engineer, ranked by average salary.

Software Engineering

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Backend Engineering

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Machine Learning Engineer

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Software Engineer

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API Development

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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 Founding Engineer

Compare Founding Engineer salaries in other locations.

California

Avg. $153.8–245K · 4 jobs

United States

Avg. $153.8–245K · 4 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.