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Full-Stack Engineer Salary and Equity in San Francisco Bay Area 2024

How much does a Full-Stack Engineer expect to make at San Francisco Bay Area-based startups? The average expected salary for Full-Stack Engineers in San Francisco Bay Area-based startups is 143k per year, with a range from 95k to 262k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Full-Stack Engineers in San Francisco Bay Area startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, skills, and startup stage.

142.5k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Full-Stack Engineer in San Francisco Bay Area is $142,500, which is 19.4% higher than the average San Francisco Bay Area startup salary of$119,333. Full-Stack Engineer salaries in San Francisco Bay Area are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$191,333/yr

Range $170k - $262k

Average

$142,500/yr

Range $130k - $175k

Below Average

$116,667/yr

Range $95k - $150k


Industries

The highest average salary a Full-Stack Engineer in San Francisco Bay Area can get in Transportation, that is $175,000. This pay is 18.9% higher than the average Full-Stack Engineer salary in San Francisco Bay Area, which is $147,200. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Transportation (avg $175,000 per year), Artificial Intelligence (avg $155,000 per year), Payments (avg $150,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The highest average salary a Full-Stack Engineer in San Francisco Bay Area can get with Javascript, that is $175,000. This pay is 46.6% higher than the average salary in San Francisco Bay Area startups, which is $119,333. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying Full-Stack Engineer skills in San Francisco Bay Area of 2024 are:
  • 1. Javascript

    $175k

  • 2. SQL

    $150k

  • 3. Node.js

    $140k

  • 4. Ruby on Rails

    $140k

  • 5. TypeScript

    $140k

  • 6. GraphQL

    $140k

  • 7. Django

    $135k

  • 8. PostgreSQL

    $135k

  • 9. Python

    $110k

  • 10. AWS

    $110k


Years of experience

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Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary a Full-Stack Engineer in San Francisco Bay Area can get with 7-10 years of experience, that is $140,000. This pay is 17.3% higher than the average salary in San Francisco Bay Area startups, which is $119,333. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.