Reverse Engineer Salary in San Francisco, California

How much does a Reverse Engineer make in San Francisco, CA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Reverse Engineer in San Francisco, CA is $164,739. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $138,698 to a high of $192,783, with most professionals earning between $151,108 and $179,418.

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Support the maintenance of malware analysis platforms and tool sets, identify requirements for new malware analysis capabilities, and contribute to the development of new malware analysis tools and techniques.

August 07, 2022

Document discovered vulnerabilities and support building a comprehensive knowledgebase of discovered vulnerabilities.

January 05, 2023

Understanding of compiler specifics, operating system concepts, security models, and the causes of most vulnerabilities and how to exploit them, preferably, experience coding and disassembling software on both Windows and Linux or other *BSD and Unix variants.

February 12, 2023

Designing, prototyping, documenting, testing and transitioning malicious code analysis methods and tools appropriate for operational use.

March 27, 2023

Provide input for the configuration of the applications and servers on which application programs run to ensure information security/information assurance principles related to the CNO mission are adequately addressed.

April 02, 2023

Assist in incident response activities such as host triage and retrieval, malware analysis, remote system analysis, end-user interviews, and remediation efforts.

April 08, 2023

Collaborate with the Cyber Innovations Team to develop software systems that aid in data analytics, network-based applications, reverse engineering tasks, embedded system development, and integration of hardware.

April 10, 2023

Works independently to form technical approach from differentiators and actively contributes to win theme meetings and pink team reviews.

April 12, 2023

Develop the critical components of the solution, including but not limited to, security, rules infrastructure, custom adapter implementation, and application interfaces.

May 10, 2023

Demonstrates understanding of business product offerings and contributes to marketing / business development by providing technical expertise during marketing engagements as well as supporting business development efforts led by others.

May 16, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Reverse Engineer in San Francisco, CA

Average Base Salary

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151108

179418

164739

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

159237

194121

175625

What is the average salary for Reverse Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Reverse Engineer in San Francisco, CA. The base salary for Reverse Engineer ranges from $151,108 to $179,418 with the average base salary of $164,739. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $159,237 to $194,121 with the average total cash compensation of $175,625.

View Average Salary for Reverse Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$164,739	$151,108 - $179,418
Bonus	$10,886	$8,129 - $14,702
Total Pay	$175,625	$159,237 - $194,121

* 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.

Reverse Engineer Salary Near San Francisco, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $151,108 - $179,418	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Berkeley, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $147,757 - $175,439	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $147,757 - $175,439	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Vallejo, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $136,117 - $161,619	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $147,515 - $175,152	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Concord, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,827 - $161,274	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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