Accounting Jobs in San Francisco, CA

Observed local BLS pay is strong. Accountants and auditors in the metro showed a 2025 mean of $120,780, a median of $110,730, and a 25th-75th percentile range of $88,820 to $143,590. Financial analysts ran higher, with a 2025 mean of $142,560, a median of $130,520, and a 25th-75th percentile range of $97,490 to $166,350. Separately, recent posted salary ranges in local openings center on about $115k to $165k, with a broader band of about $90k to $215k.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 187 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $95,746 at the 25th percentile, $117,750 at the median and $146,250 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is still a real Finance & Accounting market, but it is not an easy one right now. Local unemployment was 4.1 percent in August 2026, below California's 5.1 percent, yet metro Financial Activities employment was down 3.8766% year over year to 121.5 thousand, which points to a softer finance backdrop than the broader Bay Area economy. At the same time, more than 1,000 Finance & Accounting postings were observed across more than 450 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring was fragmented rather than concentrated in a few firms. The result is a market with opportunity for targeted candidates, but longer odds for generalists.

Best positioned: Mid-career candidates with CPA, strong financial reporting, Excel, modeling, and ERP or NetSuite experience have the clearest edge right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake Bay Area pay headlines for easy access: only about 20% of openings are entry level, most roles are on-site or hybrid, and remote roles are only about 5% of the mix.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 215 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Aspire Public Schools: 6 open roles
2. Compass Group: 5 open roles
3. Albertsons Companies, Inc.: 3 open roles
4. Amazon: 3 open roles
5. Crusoe Energy Systems LLC: 3 open roles
6. LTD Global: 3 open roles
7. Smcgov: 3 open roles
8. Standish Management, LLC: 3 open roles
9. Abbott Laboratorios do Brasil Ltda.: 2 open roles
10. Anthropic Limited: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Francisco: 96
• Oakland: 21
• San Mateo: 12
• Redwood City: 9
• Alameda: 9
• Walnut Creek: 8
• South San Francisco: 7
• Hayward: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 127 (60%), hybrid 76 (36%), remote 9 (4%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is not evenly spread across the category. In the recent local posting mix, financial services accounted for about 30% of Finance & Accounting openings, software development about 15%, finance about 15%, technology about 10%, and accounting & tax about 10%. That points to a market where you can find real demand, but usually through distinct lanes rather than one broad hiring wave. Employer concentration is low in the sample, with more than 1,000 postings spread across more than 450 companies, and the typical active posting staying open around 38 days. That combination tends to reward candidates who target a narrow functional specialty, stay open to hybrid work, and run parallel pipelines across banks, software firms, and outsourced-accounting providers rather than waiting on one dream employer.

• Financial services finance teams (high): This is the largest visible slice of local demand, and it benefits candidates with reporting, modeling, and stakeholder-facing finance skills.
• Software and startup FP&A/reporting (high): Software development and technology are meaningful parts of the local mix, and recent startup-finance expansion points to demand for forecasting, board reporting, and audit-ready reporting work.
• Accounting, tax, and outsourced controllership (moderate): Accounting & tax is a smaller but durable lane, strengthened by KBF's Bay Area expansion and the continued weight of CPA requirements in postings.

Where to focus: If you want the best odds in the next 90 days, focus on hybrid reporting, FP&A, and outsourced finance roles that combine close discipline with modeling or systems fluency.

Roles worth searching next

• Business operations analyst: Reporting, KPI packs, variance analysis, and spreadsheet-heavy work transfer well from finance into broader operations.
• ERP or NetSuite business systems analyst: Local demand repeatedly rewards ERP and NetSuite fluency, which creates a bridge from accounting process work into systems roles.
• Revenue operations analyst: Forecasting, dashboarding, and variance analysis transfer well into go-to-market planning roles, especially in software companies.
• Data analyst embedded with finance teams: FP&A is moving toward data fluency and predictive modeling, so analytically strong candidates can move sideways into finance-adjacent analytics roles.

What postings ask for

• CPA (premium | immediate): CPA appears in about 30% of local postings, far ahead of other named credentials, so it remains the clearest signal for accounting credibility and promotion headroom here. Who: Accountants, auditors, senior accountants, and controller-track candidates.
• Excel (table_stakes | immediate): Excel appears in about 20% of local skill mentions, which makes it baseline rather than special. Who: Everyone in the category, especially entry-level and career-switching candidates.
• Financial reporting (premium | immediate): Financial reporting is one of the most-requested local skills, and finance leaders nationally say they pay up for reporting expertise. Who: Mid-career accountants, senior analysts, and reporting-heavy finance candidates.
• Financial modeling and FP&A (premium | immediate): Financial modeling shows up in about 15% of local postings, and broader market guidance highlights FP&A, variance analysis, and data fluency as high-value capabilities. Who: Financial analysts, finance managers, startup finance candidates, and switchers with strong quantitative backgrounds.
• NetSuite and ERP fluency (differentiator | near-term): NetSuite appears in about 10% of local postings, and local corporate-finance role descriptions also stress ERP migration and ERP software experience. Who: Candidates targeting software firms, startup finance teams, and outsourced accounting providers.
• U.S. GAAP, ASC 606, and audit readiness (differentiator | near-term): Local role descriptions repeatedly mention U.S. GAAP, ASC 606, and audit readiness, which matter in startup, SaaS, and transaction-heavy environments. Who: Senior accountants, revenue-accounting candidates, and controller-track applicants.

Questions about this market

What do Finance & Accounting roles pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Observed local BLS pay is strong. Accountants and auditors in the metro showed a 2025 mean of $120,780, a median of $110,730, and a 25th-75th percentile range of $88,820 to $143,590. Financial analysts ran higher, with a 2025 mean of $142,560, a median of $130,520, and a 25th-75th percentile range of $97,490 to $166,350. Separately, recent posted salary ranges in local openings center on about $115k to $165k, with a broader band of about $90k to $215k. This is a high-pay market by U.S. standards: the metro accountant-and-auditor median is well above the 2025 national median of $83,680, and Bay Area workers across all occupations averaged $48.19 per hour versus $33.54 nationally.

Where is demand for Finance & Accounting roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA concentrated?

Opportunity is not evenly spread across the category. In the recent local posting mix, financial services accounted for about 30% of Finance & Accounting openings, software development about 15%, finance about 15%, technology about 10%, and accounting & tax about 10%. That points to a market where you can find real demand, but usually through distinct lanes rather than one broad hiring wave. Employer concentration is low in the sample, with more than 1,000 postings spread across more than 450 companies, and the typical active posting staying open around 38 days. That combination tends to reward candidates who target a narrow functional specialty, stay open to hybrid work, and run parallel pipelines across banks, software firms, and outsourced-accounting providers rather than waiting on one dream employer.

Which employers are hiring the most Finance & Accounting talent in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from H & R Block, Inc. (more than 100 postings), Hallbartsamhallsbyggande (more than 50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Finance & Accounting roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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