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Payroll salary in San Francisco

Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026

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Payroll pay in San Francisco is measured from 18 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is mid-level, where 11 postings put the middle half between $118,750 and $153,750, with a median of $136,800.

Against the 3 other measured markets for payroll at mid-level, this sits highest; Chicago leads at $97,500.

1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.

18 payroll roles are open in San Francisco right now, 18 listing pay.

LevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Mid $118,750 – $153,750 $136,800 11
Senior $198,450 – $210,750 $205,825 7hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

Open payroll roles in San Francisco · 18 with stated pay

this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $120,000–$240,000scale $70,000–$340,000

Payroll Manager Doppel · San Francisco New $110,000–$150,000 today Sr. Manager, Payroll OpenGov · San Francisco $172,800–$221,000 4d ago Payroll Specialist ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $70,000–$90,000 6d ago Senior Manager, Payroll Asana · San Francisco $190,000–$223,000 6d ago Payroll Specialist Atoms · San Francisco $70,000–$90,000 6d ago Global Payroll Manager Profound · New York $150,000–$240,000 13d ago Payroll Program Manager Figma · San Francisco $140,000–$202,000 2w ago Payroll Initiatives Lead OpenAI · San Francisco $221,000–$245,000 2w ago Head of Payroll & Equity Anthropic · San Francisco $570,000–$610,000 2w ago Payroll Analyst Notion · San Francisco $120,000–$140,000 2w ago Payroll Analyst Perplexity · San Francisco $90,000–$125,000 4w ago Payroll Specialist Scale AI · San Francisco $121,600–$152,000 4w ago Payroll Manager Suno · San Francisco $140,000–$185,000 5w ago Payroll Manager Cooley · San Francisco $130,000–$175,000 7w ago Equity Compensation and Payroll Lead Rox Data Corp · San Francisco $185,000–$215,000 8w ago Senior Payroll Director ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $223,000–$262,000 2mo ago Senior Payroll Director Atoms · San Francisco $223,000–$262,000 2mo ago Payroll Manager Decagon · San Francisco $140,000–$170,000 2mo ago