IT Professional Salary in San Francisco, California

How much does an IT Professional make in San Francisco, CA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an IT Professional in San Francisco, CA is $100,292. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $88,036 to $110,510, with most professionals earning between $76,878 and $119,813.

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Demonstrated IT experience working with a broad range network and telecommunications hardware and software with centralized management in an enterprise environment.

November 11, 2022

Drives project completion successfully by achieving all milestones within each project, and meeting business requirements within the approved budget and timeline.

January 09, 2023

Lead efforts to extend and improve patching & vulnerability remediation operations oversight practice, with focus on process improvement and reporting.

January 11, 2023

Support oversight and execution of enterprise level patching improvement program action plans working with technology operations leaders and business services risk partners.

April 08, 2023

Develop, implement and manage a strategic supplier management program for select suppliers in order to ensure optimal supply chain performance, with a focus on quality, service, delivery, risk and cost.

April 26, 2023

Manage development and execution of best practice control procedures bringing increased scrutiny, rigor and risk management protocols to raise the organization's capability maturity levels.

May 08, 2023

Monitor and evaluate programs, services and activities to ensure safety of the members.

May 08, 2023

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Average Salary Range for IT Professional in San Francisco, CA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

88036

110510

100292

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

89668

115297

102779

What is the average salary for IT Professional in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of IT Professional in San Francisco, CA. The base salary for IT Professional ranges from $88,036 to $110,510 with the average base salary of $100,292. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $89,668 to $115,297 with the average total cash compensation of $102,779.

View Average Salary for IT Professional as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$100,292	$88,036 - $110,510
Bonus	$2,487	$1,632 - $4,787
Total Pay	$102,779	$89,668 - $115,297

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

IT Professional Salary Near San Francisco, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,036 - $110,510	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Berkeley, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,083 - $108,059	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,083 - $108,059	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Vallejo, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,302 - $99,547	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,942 - $107,882	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Concord, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,133 - $99,334	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA

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About San Francisco, California

San Francisco is located on the West Coast of the United States at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula and includes significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay within its boundaries. Several picturesque islands—Alcatraz, Treasure Island and the adjacent Yerba Buena Island, and small portions of Alameda Island, Red Rock Island, and Angel Island—are part of the city. Also included are the uninhabited Farallon Islands, 27 miles (43 km) offshore in the Pacific Ocean. The mainland within the city limits roughly forms a "seven-by-seven-mile square", a common local collo...

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