AI Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What AI Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$227,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$199.8k – $265k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
71.3%
439 of 616 roles
Live roles
616
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Software Engineer, ML Networking
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)
Machine Learning Engineer, Integrity
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Delivery
Senior Staff Backline Engineer - Data & AI
Applied Machine Learning Engineer, Economist
Software Engineer, Machine Learning
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
OpenAI
|
$314,000 | 27 |
| SA Scale AI | $221,720 | 15 |
|
Pinterest
|
$265,928 | 14 |
|
Databricks
|
$222,325 | 14 |
|
Anthropic
|
$405,000 | 13 |
DoorDash USA
|
$169,350 | 12 |
Handshake
|
$227,500 | 8 |
Okta
|
$213,750 | 7 |
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How much do AI Engineer roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for AI Engineer roles in San Francisco is $227,500 per year. Most pay falls between $199,750 (25th percentile) and $265,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $169,350 to $308,850.
These figures are computed live from 616 active AI Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 439 (71.3%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid AI Engineer roles in San Francisco include Anthropic, OpenAI, Pinterest and Databricks.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average AI Engineer salary in San Francisco?
- The median is $227,500 per year, with most pay between $199,750 and $265,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 439 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the AI Engineer salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $169,350 to $308,850 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $227,500. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.