Machine learning engineer salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for machine learning and AI engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $238K a year, from 3,994 open jobs at 787 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $200K to $277K. One job in ten has posted pay above $336K.
- Median posted base pay
- $238K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $200K to $277K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $171K to $336K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 3,994
- Companies
- 787
Machine learning engineer pay by level in the San Francisco Bay Area
Posted base pay for machine learning and AI engineer 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 level56 jobs$164K$148K to $193K
- Level not stated2,050 jobs$225K$190K to $275K
- Senior1,063 jobs$224K$205K to $261K
- Staff532 jobs$261K$237K to $296K
- Principal187 jobs$297K$248K to $352K
- Director+87 jobs$309K$276K to $355K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $138K | $148K | $164K | $193K | $216K | 56 |
| Level not stated | $163K | $190K | $225K | $275K | $339K | 2,050 |
| Senior | $187K | $205K | $224K | $261K | $290K | 1,063 |
| Staff | $213K | $237K | $261K | $296K | $381K | 532 |
| Principal | $208K | $248K | $297K | $352K | $377K | 187 |
| Director+ | $240K | $276K | $309K | $355K | $404K | 87 |
Top-paying companies for machine learning and AI engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for machine learning and AI engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Netflix$608K9 jobs
- 2Anthropic$420K118 jobs
- 3Thinking Machines Lab$413K31 jobs
- 4Magic$413K6 jobs
- 5OpenAI$370K95 jobs
- 6Wayve$358K20 jobs
- 7Mirendil$350K12 jobs
- 8Mercor$340K19 jobs
- 9Odyssey$336K8 jobs
- 10Lambda$331K29 jobs
- 11Roblox$320K34 jobs
- 12Hark$315K25 jobs
- 13Harvey$314K7 jobs
- 14Perplexity$313K15 jobs
- 15Adyen$313K5 jobs
- 16Pinterest$306K11 jobs
- 17Institute of Foundation Models$300K17 jobs
- 18Inferact$300K12 jobs
- 19Decagon$300K11 jobs
- 20Turing$300K11 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.