Background Investigator salary at San Francisco

The average background investigator salary at San Francisco was $116,085 , which is 76 percent higher than the average salary for this job in California, and 152 percent higher than the national average for this job . Background Investigator salaries at San Francisco typically range from $56,697 to $175,473 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported background investigator salary was $289,129. There are 5 employees at San Francisco with the job title background investigator.