Communications salary in San Francisco
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
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Communications pay in San Francisco is measured from 96 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is lead, where 29 postings put the middle half between $218,300 and $268,000, with a median of $246,000.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run entry-level $109,000, mid-level $160,000, senior $176,500 and lead $246,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 126% more.
Against the 37 other measured markets for communications at lead, this sits below 4 of them; Foster City leads at $278,850.
75 communications roles are open in San Francisco right now, 49 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | $83,000 – $180,000 | $109,000 | 21 |
| Mid | $108,919 – $211,000 | $160,000 | 27 |
| Senior | $163,500 – $212,875 | $176,500 | 19 |
| Lead | $218,300 – $268,000 | $246,000 | 29 |
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 · 49 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, $149,000–$285,000scale $80,000–$400,000
Community Communications Lead OpenAI · San Francisco New $240,000–$266,000 1d ago 
Communications Manager, Claude Platform Anthropic · San Francisco New $265,000–$295,000 2d ago Director, Commercial & Wealth Communications BMO · Chicago New $130,000–$270,000 2d ago 
Sr. Communications Manager 2, Employee Communications - GTO LinkedIn · San Francisco New $148,000–$233,000 2d ago Communications Manager, The Anthropic Institute Anthropic · San Francisco New $265,000–$295,000 3d ago 
Communications Manager Elemental Impact · San Francisco New $98,200–$137,600 3d ago 
Internal Communications Manager Vercel · San Francisco $198,000–$297,000 4d ago 
Senior Director, PR & Communications Fastly · Denver $209,560–$295,860 5d ago 
Communications Manager UC Law SF · Remote · US $80,000–$90,000 5d ago Events Manager, Brand & Communications OpenAI · San Francisco $240,000–$266,000 6d ago 
Senior Communications Manager, Shows Substack · San Francisco $150,000–$180,000 6d ago Technical Program Manager, Science Strategy & Communications Anthropic · San Francisco $365,000–$435,000 9d ago 
Director of Communications Peregrine Technologies · San Francisco $228,000–$266,000 9d ago 
Associate Vice President, Employee Communications Agilent · Santa Clara $179,931–$315,300 12d ago Internal Communications, GTM Anthropic · San Francisco $295,000–$345,000 12d ago Infrastructure Communications Lead OpenAI · San Francisco $185,000–$300,000 12d ago 
Senior Host Communications Strategy Lead Airbnb · San Francisco $196,000–$245,000 2w ago Policy Communications Manager, Responsible Scaling, Security, and Governance Anthropic · San Francisco $265,000–$295,000 2w ago Communications Manager, Safeguards Anthropic · San Francisco $265,000–$295,000 2w ago Internal Communications Lead, Enterprise & Growth OpenAI · San Francisco $216,000–$240,000 2w ago 
Account Director - Corporate Communications We. Communications · New York $113,000–$130,000 3w ago 
Senior Manager, Physical AI Communications CoreWeave · Livingston $149,000–$198,000 3w ago 
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications teneo · San Francisco $175,000–$230,000 3w ago Vice President, Corporate Communications teneo · San Francisco $130,000–$150,000 3w ago Managing Director, Corporate Communications teneo · San Francisco $225,000–$265,000 3w ago 
Corporate Communications Manager Figma · San Francisco $153,000–$269,000 3w ago Research Lead, Policy Communications OpenAI · San Francisco $347,000–$385,000 3w ago Internal Communications, Enterprise & Growth OpenAI · San Francisco $171,000–$190,000 4w ago Internal Communications, Research and Product OpenAI · San Francisco $171,000–$190,000 4w ago Director/Vice President, Communications, Media, and Entertainment Corporate Banking RBC · San Francisco $225,000–$275,000 5w ago 
Senior External Communications Manager Crusoe · San Francisco $160,000–$195,000 6w ago 
Account Supervisor, Financial Services Communications Djeholdings · New York $83,000–$110,000 6w ago 
Senior Communications Manager Ouster · San Francisco $150,000–$200,000 6w ago Executive Communications Writer Anthropic · San Francisco $295,000–$345,000 6w ago 
Principal Manager, Communications & Developer Influence Redis · San Francisco $150,000–$185,000 7w ago 
PR & Communications Manager Happyrobot Inc. · San Francisco $170,000–$245,000 7w ago Executive Communications Manager Figma · San Francisco $153,000–$269,000 2mo ago Marketing & Communications Manager Chinatown Community Development Center · San Francisco $97,375–$102,500 2mo ago Technology and Communications Sector Leader Ejov · San Francisco $175,519–$272,531 2mo ago 
Head of Product Communications Harvey · San Francisco $177,000–$260,000 2mo ago 
Director, Brand & Corporate Communications CloudZero · San Francisco $172,000–$220,000 2mo ago Communications Specialist Golden Gate Regional Center · San Francisco $75,518–$90,621 2mo ago 
Director, Communications Cardless · San Francisco $175,000–$220,000 3mo ago 
Internal Communications Manager Perplexity · San Francisco $130,000–$190,000 3mo ago 
Communications Manager - Aviation STV · San Francisco $139,203–$159,089 4mo ago 
Director, Marketing Communications Cellular Intelligence · Boston $150,000–$200,000 4mo ago 
Director, Financial & Corporate Communications Motive · San Francisco $207,000–$285,000 6mo ago 
Senior Visual Communication Designer IDEO · Chicago $80,000–$100,000 8mo ago Executive Communications Manager Perplexity · San Francisco $190,000–$240,000 9mo ago Associate Director, Scientific Communications Encoded Therapeutics · San Francisco In listing 5d ago Manager, Corporate Communications Salesforce · San Francisco In listing 5d ago Communications Specialist / Senior Communications Specialist — U.S. & Canada icct · San Francisco In listing 5d ago 
Head of Story & Communications ClickHouse · San Francisco $218,300–$268,000e 6d ago Transformation Communications Lead Salesforce · San Francisco In listing 10d ago Communications Specialist IV iazuqy.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com · San Francisco $108,919–$211,000e 10d ago 
Product & Technical Communications ElevenLabs · Remote · US $77,500–$133,675e 12d ago Internal Communications Intern Prologis · San Francisco Pay not stated 12d ago 
Product & Technology Communications Manager Cohere · Remote · US $108,919–$211,000e 13d ago Senior Manager, Executive Communications Cohere · Remote · US $163,500–$212,875e 3w ago 
Director, Product & Brand Communications Lyft · New York In listing 3w ago 60 of 75 open roles. All communications jobs