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Ancestry Software Engineer Salaries in San Francisco Bay Area

Software Engineer compensation in San Francisco Bay Area at Ancestry ranges from $226K per year for Senior Software Engineer to $242K per year for Staff Software Engineer. The median yearly compensation in San Francisco Bay Area package totals $251K. View the base salary, stock, and bonus breakdowns for Ancestry's total compensation packages. Last updated: 7/20/2025

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Bonus
Associate Software Engineer
(Entry Level)
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$ --
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Software Engineer
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$ --
$ --
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Senior Software Engineer
$226K
$201K
$20.3K
$5K
Staff Software Engineer
$242K
$194K
$33.3K
$14K
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Vesting Schedule

33.3%

YR 1

33.3%

YR 2

33.3%

YR 3

Stock Type
RSU + Options

At Ancestry, RSU + Options are subject to a 3-year vesting schedule:

  • 33.3% vests in the 1st-YR (33.30% annually)

  • 33.3% vests in the 2nd-YR (8.32% quarterly)

  • 33.3% vests in the 3rd-YR (8.32% quarterly)

Ancestry has two forms of equity compensation: RSUs (vest over 3 years with 1 year cliff) and Stock Options (vest over 5 years with 1 year cliff).

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YR 2

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YR 3

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YR 4

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YR 5

Stock Type
RSU + Options

At Ancestry, RSU + Options are subject to a 5-year vesting schedule:

  • 20% vests in the 1st-YR (20.00% annually)

  • 20% vests in the 2nd-YR (5.00% quarterly)

  • 20% vests in the 3rd-YR (5.00% quarterly)

  • 20% vests in the 4th-YR (5.00% quarterly)

  • 20% vests in the 5th-YR (5.00% quarterly)

Ancestry has two forms of equity compensation: RSUs (vest over 3 years with 1 year cliff) and Stock Options (vest over 5 years with 1 year cliff).



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The highest paying salary package reported for a Software Engineer at Ancestry in San Francisco Bay Area sits at a yearly total compensation of $275,000. This includes base salary as well as any potential stock compensation and bonuses.
The median yearly total compensation reported at Ancestry for the Software Engineer role in San Francisco Bay Area is $196,000.

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