San Francisco Tops Nation With Highest-Earning Software Engineers in 2023

Published on February 3, 2024

The median compensation for San Francisco software engineers hit $249,000 in data compiled by levels.fyi from over 200,000 employees in 2023, making it the highest-paying tech city of last year. Second place was Seattle at $225,000, followed by New York City at $185,000, San Diego at $175,000, and Portland at $169,000. Internationally, Zurich, Switzerland ranked first at $180,837; followed by Tel Aviv, Israel at $137,916; and Lausanne, Switzerland at $127,260 (after being adjusted to USD). San Francisco’s median salary in 2023 marked a 6 percent increase over 2022 and a 4 percent increase over 2021, according to Business Insider. The city’s top three highest-paying companies for entry-level engineers were Figma at $240,500, Databricks at $230,500, and Plaid at $220,000....