San Francisco · United States
Design Engineer salary in San Francisco
The median salary in Design Engineer job ads in San Francisco, United States is $215,000 a year (about $17,917 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $202,500 to $228,750, based on 15 salaries from 14 employers, updated 11 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- $215,000
- a year
- Salaries
- 15
- from 14 employers
- Last updated
- 11 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 11 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where pay sits in San Francisco
- 10th percentile
- $177,500
- 25th percentile
- $202,500
- Median
- $215,000
- 75th percentile
- $228,750
- 90th percentile
- $285,000
15 salaries · 15 live local jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Compared with the United States median of 47 salaries: up +7.5%
Based on 15 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 11 Nov 2026
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Design Engineer 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 |
|---|---|---|
| aimedian $215,000 · 14 salaries | flat 0.0% | |
| reactmedian $213,750 · 12 salaries | down −0.6% | |
| typescriptmedian $213,750 · 10 salaries | down −0.6% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Design Engineer jobs that show their pay in San Francisco
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Design EngineerGumloop · Senior level · posted 7 Nov 2026$185,000 – $250,000
- Design EngineerCodeRabbit · Senior level · posted 7 Nov 2026$175,000 – $225,000
- Design EngineerWispr Flow · posted 7 Nov 2026$220,000 – $350,000
- Design Engineer, MobileWispr Flow · posted 7 Nov 2026$220,000 – $350,000
- Design EngineerHud · posted 7 Nov 2026$100,000 – $225,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
15 salaries from 14 employers, posted between 11 Nov 2025 and 11 Nov 2026. Last updated 11 Nov 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 100%
Frequently asked questions
Design Engineer salary in San Francisco: common questions
What is the average Design Engineer salary in San Francisco in 2026?
Job ads for Design Engineer in San Francisco on Jobiba list a median salary of $215,000 a year, based on 15 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $202,500 and $228,750 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Design Engineer pay in San Francisco compare with the United States median?
The Design Engineer median in San Francisco is +7.5% versus the United States median for the same role on Jobiba.
How does Jobiba calculate Design Engineer salary in San Francisco?
From 15 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.