Communications salary in San Francisco

Employer-stated pay · updated Sep 3, 2026

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Communications pay in San Francisco is measured from 65 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 $180,500, senior around $170,100, lead around $222,750.

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

43 communications roles are open in San Francisco right now, 26 listing pay.

Level	Market range	Median	Sample
Entry	$83,000 – $180,000	$109,000	21
Lead	$197,125 – $270,000	$222,750	16
Mid	$124,260 – $213,000	$180,500	15
Senior	$148,500 – $192,300	$170,100	13

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 · 26 with stated pay

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

Executive Communications Writer Anthropic · San Francisco New $295,000–$345,000 2d ago Brand Communications Manager Eevd · San Francisco $116,000–$147,000 9d ago Principal Manager, Communications & Developer Influence Redis · San Francisco $150,000–$185,000 9d ago

PR & Communications Manager Happyrobot Inc. · San Francisco $170,000–$245,000 10d ago

Communications Lead, Cyber OpenAI · San Francisco $297,000–$330,000 13d ago

Senior Employee Communications Manager 2, Product LinkedIn · San Francisco $154,000–$242,000 2w ago

Executive Communications Manager Figma · San Francisco $153,000–$269,000 2w ago

Director of Communications Cyberhaven · San Francisco $200,000–$230,000 4w ago

Head of Product Communications Harvey · San Francisco $177,000–$260,000 5w ago

Senior PR & Communications Manager Mixpanel · San Francisco $174,500–$236,000 5w ago

Director, Brand & Corporate Communications CloudZero · San Francisco $172,000–$220,000 5w ago

Director, Communications Exa · San Francisco $200,000–$300,000 5w ago Communications Specialist Golden Gate Regional Center · San Francisco $75,518–$90,621 6w ago

Communications Senior Manager, Corporate & Product (Enterprise) Scale AI · San Francisco $151,200–$189,000 6w ago

Communications Director ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $170,000–$215,000 7w ago Communications Director Atoms · San Francisco $170,000–$215,000 7w ago

Senior Director, Executive Communications Cloudflare · San Francisco $226,000–$310,000 7w ago

Communications Manager, Monetization OpenAI · San Francisco $297,000–$330,000 7w ago

Product Communications Manager Vercel · San Francisco $152,000–$209,000 7w ago

Director, Communications Cardless · San Francisco $175,000–$220,000 7w 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

Research Communications Manager OpenAI · San Francisco $185,000–$205,000 2mo 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 7mo ago Head of Communications Factory · San Francisco $197,125–$270,000^e 8d ago SFDA DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS (0931-Manager III) City and County of San Francisco · San Francisco $197,125–$270,000^e 12d ago Communications Operations Manager iazuqy.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com · San Francisco $124,260–$213,000^e 13d ago Vertical Communications Contractor: Consumer Verticals (FTC) GreenLight Workforce Solutions Inc · Remote · US $124,260–$213,000^e 3w ago Senior Manager, Scientific Communications Encoded Therapeutics · San Francisco In listing 4w ago

Communications Lead, Lending + Financial Access Block · San Francisco In listing 4w ago

Product Communications: crypto products Stripe · San Francisco $124,260–$213,000^e 5w ago

Senior Communications Manager Cresta · San Francisco $148,500–$192,300^e 6w ago Marketing & Communications Coordinator (Part-Time) Loti AI · San Francisco $124,260–$213,000^e 7w ago Senior Manager, Executive Communications Cohere · Remote · US $148,500–$192,300^e 8w ago Product & Technology Communications Manager Cohere · Remote · US $124,260–$213,000^e 8w ago Head of Communications & Content Nooks · San Francisco $197,125–$270,000^e 8w ago Director, Corporate Communications Cohere · Remote · US $197,125–$270,000^e 2mo ago Corporate Communications Lead WorkWhile · San Francisco $148,500–$192,300^e 7mo ago

Head of Communications Gigs · San Francisco $197,125–$270,000^e 11mo ago

Communications Coordinator- REF130R Jobs for Humanity · Remote · US $124,260–$213,000^e 16mo ago Communication Designer - Visual Communications Mindlance · San Francisco $124,260–$213,000^e 126mo ago