Job market report: San Francisco, CA
Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around San Francisco, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.
At a glance
- 2,963 open listings in San Francisco; 3,588 jobs within 25 miles.
- ▲ 305 new in the last 7 days; 34 today.
- Typical listed pay: $145k a year ($129k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
- Living costs in CA: 13% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
- 7,116 workers in WARN layoff notices within 50 miles.
Most common jobs in San Francisco
- Engineer · 910 listings · typical $178k a year
- Manager · 879 listings · typical $180k a year
- Software engineer · 452 listings · typical $219k a year
- Sales · 241 listings · typical $185k a year
- Data and analytics · 208 listings · typical $174k a year
- Marketing · 195 listings · typical $197k a year
- Accounting and finance · 121 listings · typical $158k a year
- Project and program manager · 96 listings · typical $165k a year
- Mechanic and technician · 58 listings · typical $66k a year
- Nurse · 46 listings · typical $119k a year
Employers hiring most
- Anthropic · 495 jobs
- DoorDash · 244 jobs
- Brex · 238 jobs
- Databricks · 213 jobs
- Waymo · 138 jobs
- Forest Service · 117 jobs
- Department of the Air Force Headquarters · 113 jobs
- Okta · 101 jobs
Nearby cities
- Mountain View, CA · 508 jobs · 32 mi
- Palo Alto, CA · 440 jobs · 27 mi
- San Mateo, CA · 318 jobs · 16 mi
- Menlo Park, CA · 112 jobs · 26 mi
- Sunnyvale, CA · 110 jobs · 35 mi
- Santa Clara, CA · 98 jobs · 38 mi
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