San Francisco city and county, CA · 2026 pay · 138 people
How much does a technology engineer-principal make in San Francisco city and county, CA?
$231,891typical pay for a technology engineer-principal in 2026
$217,160 – $244,914what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from SF Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sf.gov ↗
Where technology engineer-principals work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid technology engineer-principals, 2026
- 1Wayne ChanTechnology Engineer-Principal · San Francisco$485,944
- 2Richard JohnsonTechnology Engineer-Principal · San Francisco$434,128
- 3Sunny LamTechnology Engineer-Principal · San Francisco$377,498
- 4Eric ChenTechnology Engineer-Principal · San Francisco$373,536
- 5Michael ChanTechnology Engineer-Principal · San Francisco$367,459
Common questions
How much does a technology engineer-principal make in San Francisco city and county, CA?
The typical technology engineer-principal was paid $231,891 in 2026; most earned between $217,160 and $244,914. This counts all 138 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.2% of all pay for technology engineer-principals in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Technology Engineer-Principal, at any level (for example "Technology Engineer-Principal"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this