San Francisco · United States
Accountant salary in San Francisco
The median salary in Accountant job ads in San Francisco, United States is $165,500 a year (about $13,792 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $130,625 to $228,000, based on 18 salaries from 7 employers, updated 28 Oct 2026.
- Median in job ads
- $165,500
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $145,000
- Sep 2026
- Low $145,000 · Sep 2026
- Salaries
- 18
- from 7 employers
- Last updated
- 28 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 28 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where pay sits in San Francisco
- 10th percentile
- $115,000
- 25th percentile
- $130,625
- Median
- $165,500
- 75th percentile
- $228,000
- 90th percentile
- $239,100
18 salaries · 27 live local jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Compared with the United States median of 67 salaries: up +43.9%
Based on 18 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 28 Oct 2026
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Accountant pay in San Francisco
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| financemedian $214,500 · 14 salaries | up +29.6% | |
| accountingmedian $184,750 · 16 salaries | up +11.6% | |
| aimedian $162,500 · 17 salaries | down −1.8% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Accountant jobs that show their pay in San Francisco
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Senior AccountantVSCO · Director · posted 23 Sept 2026$135,000 – $145,000
- Director, Infrastructure Lease AccountingAnthropic · Director · posted 17 Oct 2026$230,000 – $300,000
- Technical Accounting Lead, Ads RevenueOpenAI · Senior level · posted 16 Oct 2026$216,000 – $240,000
- Senior Accountant - Corporate AccountingNotion · Senior level · posted 16 Oct 2026$130,000 – $150,000
- Senior AccountantDecagon · Mid level · posted 17 Oct 2026$115,000 – $140,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
18 salaries from 7 employers, posted between 28 Oct 2025 and 28 Oct 2026. Last updated 28 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 89%
- Other sources 11%
Frequently asked questions
Accountant salary in San Francisco: common questions
What is the average Accountant salary in San Francisco in 2026?
Job ads for Accountant in San Francisco on Jobiba list a median salary of $165,500 a year, based on 18 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $130,625 and $228,000 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Accountant pay in San Francisco compare with the United States median?
The Accountant median in San Francisco is +43.9% versus the United States median for the same role on Jobiba.
How does Jobiba calculate Accountant salary in San Francisco?
From 18 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.