Communications salary in San Francisco

Employer-stated pay · updated Sep 22, 2026

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Communications pay in San Francisco is measured from 73 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is entry-level, where 21 postings put the middle half between $83,000 and $180,000, with a median of $109,000.

Pay moves with seniority here: entry-level around $109,000, mid-level around $170,326, senior around $175,750, lead around $225,000.

Against the 43 other measured markets for communications at entry-level, this sits below 1 of them; Arlington leads at $127,000.

49 communications roles are open in San Francisco right now, 30 listing pay.

Level	Market range	Median	Sample
Entry	$83,000 – $180,000	$109,000	21
Mid	$120,069 – $211,000	$170,326	17
Senior	$158,625 – $199,813	$175,750	16
Lead	$206,250 – $266,805	$225,000	19

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.

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 communications roles in San Francisco · 30 with stated pay

Pay marked ^e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.

this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $151,200–$260,000scale $90,000–$370,000

Internal Communications, Enterprise & Growth OpenAI · San Francisco New $171,000–$190,000 2d ago

Internal Communications, Research and Product OpenAI · San Francisco New $171,000–$190,000 2d ago

Product Communications Lead, Business OpenAI · San Francisco New $297,000–$330,000 3d ago

Head of Communications Lightfield · San Francisco $210,000–$320,000 7d ago

Senior Internal Communications Business Partner Adyen · San Francisco $195,000–$260,000 10d ago

Strategy & Systems Manager, Communications OpenAI · San Francisco $216,000–$240,000 12d ago

Senior External Communications Manager Crusoe · San Francisco $160,000–$195,000 13d ago

Senior Manager, Corporate Communications Ouster · San Francisco $150,000–$200,000 2w ago

Executive Communications Writer Anthropic · San Francisco $295,000–$345,000 2w ago

Principal Manager, Communications & Developer Influence Redis · San Francisco $150,000–$185,000 3w ago

California Communications Associate ilrc · San Francisco $85,000–$95,000 3w ago

PR & Communications Manager Happyrobot Inc. · San Francisco $170,000–$245,000 3w ago

Senior Employee Communications Manager 2, Product LinkedIn · San Francisco $154,000–$242,000 4w ago Marketing & Communications Manager Chinatown Community Development Center · San Francisco $97,375–$102,500 6w ago

Head of Product Communications Harvey · San Francisco $177,000–$260,000 7w ago

Senior PR & Communications Manager Mixpanel · San Francisco $174,500–$236,000 7w ago

Director, Brand & Corporate Communications CloudZero · San Francisco $172,000–$220,000 7w ago Communications Specialist Golden Gate Regional Center · San Francisco $75,518–$90,621 8w ago

Communications Senior Manager, Corporate & Product (Enterprise) Scale AI · San Francisco $151,200–$189,000 8w ago

Senior Director, Executive Communications Cloudflare · San Francisco $226,000–$310,000 2mo ago

Communications Manager, Monetization OpenAI · San Francisco $297,000–$330,000 2mo ago

Product Communications Manager Vercel · San Francisco $152,000–$209,000 2mo ago

Director, Communications Cardless · San Francisco $175,000–$220,000 2mo ago

Head of PR & External Communications Wispr Flow · San Francisco $200,000–$250,000 2mo ago

Internal Communications Manager Perplexity · San Francisco $130,000–$190,000 2mo ago

Communications Manager - Aviation STV · San Francisco $139,203–$159,089 3mo ago

Research Communications Manager OpenAI · San Francisco $185,000–$205,000 3mo ago

Policy Communications Anthropic · San Francisco $265,000–$295,000 3mo ago

Program Manager, Communications Anthropic · San Francisco $265,000–$295,000 3mo ago

Executive Communications Manager Perplexity · San Francisco $190,000–$240,000 8mo ago

Director of Product Communications Adobe · San Francisco In listing 6d ago

Executive Producer, Executive Communications Cohere · Remote · US $120,069–$211,000^e 6d ago

Head of Communications Factory · San Francisco $206,250–$266,805^e 3w ago

Brand Communications Manager Eevd · San Francisco In listing 3w ago SFDA DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS (0931-Manager III) City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco $206,250–$266,805^e 3w ago Communications Operations Manager iazuqy.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com · San Francisco $120,069–$211,000^e 3w ago Communications Specialist III iazuqy.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com · San Francisco $120,069–$211,000^e 5w ago Associate Director, Scientific Communications Encoded Therapeutics · San Francisco In listing 6w ago

Communications Lead, Lending + Financial Access Block · San Francisco In listing 6w ago

Product Communications: crypto products Stripe · San Francisco $120,069–$211,000^e 7w ago

Senior Communications Manager Cresta · San Francisco $158,625–$199,813^e 8w ago

Marketing & Communications Coordinator (Part-Time) Loti AI · San Francisco $120,069–$211,000^e 2mo ago

Senior Manager, Executive Communications Cohere · Remote · US $158,625–$199,813^e 2mo ago

Product & Technology Communications Manager Cohere · Remote · US $120,069–$211,000^e 2mo ago

Director, Corporate Communications Cohere · Remote · US $206,250–$266,805^e 3mo ago Director, Finance Communications Gap Inc · San Francisco $206,250–$266,805^e 6mo ago

Corporate Communications Lead WorkWhile · San Francisco $158,625–$199,813^e 8mo ago

Communications Coordinator- REF130R Jobs for Humanity · Remote · US $120,069–$211,000^e 16mo ago Communication Designer - Visual Communications Mindlance · San Francisco $120,069–$211,000^e 127mo ago