SOC 15-1221.00 · San Francisco, CA
Computer and Information Research Scientists wages in San Francisco, CA
Offered wages on certified Labor Condition Applications with a worksite in San Francisco, CA.
- 25th percentile
- $132,473
- Median
- $134,968
- 75th percentile
- $207,462
- vs national
- -19.8%
Offered wage, per year
Derived from $5,000 bands, not stored
467 disclosed positions
Offered wage, per year
National median $168,333
Both medians derived from the same wage bands
Wage distribution
467 disclosed positions at 16 employers.
25th $132,473 · median $134,968 · 75th $207,462 · 467 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
Prevailing wage level
Level I is entry, IV is fully competent.
Level I
2
3%
Level II
27
42%
Level III
22
34%
Level IV
11
17%
Not stated
2
3%
Employers filing here
Median derived from that employer's own bands for this role and metro.
| Employer | Median | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | $132,588 | 207 |
| OpenAI OpCo, LLC | $250,250 | 63 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $172,500 | 60 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | $207,250 | 53 |
| Anthropic, PBC | $217,167 | 36 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | $160,000 | 20 |
| Adobe Inc. | $135,000 | 6 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | $256,667 | 4 |
| Scale AI, Inc. | $292,500 | 3 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | $216,250 | 3 |
| Thinking Machines Lab Inc. | $206,250 | 3 |
| Faire Wholesale, Inc. | $220,000 | 2 |
The metro comes from the WORKSITE address on the filing, not the employer’s headquarters, so a company based elsewhere appears here when it places someone in San Francisco, CA. This page exists only because the cut clears 15 disclosed positions across 3 employers; combinations below that floor are not published at all. National wages for Computer and Information Research Scientists.