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Freelance and contract gigs in San Francisco, CA

Contract and temporary job postings in San Francisco, CA — useful for freelancers, consultants, and anyone looking for non-permanent work.

San Francisco, CA job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in San Francisco, CA.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Director233$278k n=126—
Account Executive148$213k n=95—
Product Manager125$194k n=81—
Data Science108$213k n=49—
Backend105$216k n=60—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other591$220k n=256—
Software Developers410$192k n=278—
Project Management Specialists119$179k n=88—
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products84$207k n=49—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers41——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time366$184k n=343—
Contract337$191k n=201—
Part-time57$80k n=15$29.85/hr n=5
Intern41$135k n=8—
Temporary18$178k n=12—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology2,657$206k n=1557—
Transportation & Logistics630$213k n=316—
Retail589$213k n=250$29.80/hr n=8
Professional Services490$181k n=90—
Financial Services415$192k n=179—

Top categories

  • Director233
  • Account Executive148
  • Product Manager125
  • Data Science108
  • Backend105
  • ML / AI Engineering97

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other591
  • Software Developers410
  • Project Management Specialists119
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products84
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers41
  • Management Analysts39

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Top sectors

  • Technology2,657
  • Transportation & Logistics630
  • Retail589
  • Professional Services490
  • Financial Services415
  • Media & Entertainment270

Employment mix

  • Unspecified3,214 · 80%
  • Full-time366 · 9%
  • Contract337 · 8%
  • Part-time57 · 1%
  • Intern41 · 1%
  • Temporary18 · 0%

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