Inference and ML systems engineer salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for inference and ML systems jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $240K a year, from 3,011 open jobs at 554 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $205K to $280K. One job in ten has posted pay above $339K.
- Median posted base pay
- $240K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $205K to $280K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $180K to $339K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 3,011
- Companies
- 554
Inference and ML systems engineer pay by level in the San Francisco Bay Area
Posted base pay for inference and ML systems jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area, by the level in the job title. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Entry level42 jobs$164K$152K to $212K
- Level not stated1,471 jobs$232K$197K to $276K
- Senior893 jobs$235K$213K to $270K
- Staff353 jobs$254K$232K to $288K
- Principal172 jobs$306K$240K to $352K
- Director+71 jobs$309K$277K to $365K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $140K | $152K | $164K | $212K | $216K | 42 |
| Level not stated | $170K | $197K | $232K | $276K | $340K | 1,471 |
| Senior | $193K | $213K | $235K | $270K | $290K | 893 |
| Staff | $213K | $232K | $254K | $288K | $360K | 353 |
| Principal | $208K | $240K | $306K | $352K | $380K | 172 |
| Director+ | $250K | $277K | $309K | $365K | $404K | 71 |
Top-paying companies for inference and ML systems jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for inference and ML systems jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Netflix$608K6 jobs
- 2Anthropic$425K67 jobs
- 3Thinking Machines Lab$413K29 jobs
- 4Magic$413K6 jobs
- 5OpenAI$356K67 jobs
- 6Mirendil$350K11 jobs
- 7Wayve$341K12 jobs
- 8Mercor$340K7 jobs
- 9Odyssey$336K6 jobs
- 10Lambda$331K29 jobs
- 11Hark$315K19 jobs
- 12Perplexity$313K12 jobs
- 13Character.AI$313K5 jobs
- 14Roblox$312K29 jobs
- 15Harvey$305K7 jobs
- 16Institute of Foundation Models$300K16 jobs
- 17Inferact$300K12 jobs
- 18Goodfire$300K5 jobs
- 19Periodic Labs$300K5 jobs
- 20Simile$300K5 jobs
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How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.