Principal inference and ML systems engineer salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for principal inference and ML systems jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $309K a year, from 171 open jobs at 67 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $243K to $352K. One job in ten has posted pay above $380K.
- Median posted base pay
- $309K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $243K to $352K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $209K to $380K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 171
- Companies
- 67
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. This page is about the principal level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Entry level43 jobs$164K$152K to $209K
- Level not stated1,482 jobs$232K$197K to $276K
- Senior890 jobs$235K$213K to $270K
- Staff356 jobs$254K$230K to $288K
- Principal171 jobs$309K$243K to $352K
- Director+70 jobs$309K$276K to $366K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $141K | $152K | $164K | $209K | $216K | 43 |
| Level not stated | $170K | $197K | $232K | $276K | $339K | 1,482 |
| Senior | $193K | $213K | $235K | $270K | $290K | 890 |
| Staff | $210K | $230K | $254K | $288K | $357K | 356 |
| Principal | $209K | $243K | $309K | $352K | $380K | 171 |
| Director+ | $250K | $276K | $309K | $366K | $404K | 70 |
Top-paying companies for principal inference and ML systems jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for principal inference and ML systems jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1NVIDIA$352K46 jobs
- 2Roblox$320K13 jobs
- 3SambaNova$245K6 jobs
- 4d-Matrix$240K5 jobs
- 5Astera Labs$219K5 jobs
- 6Palo Alto Networks$214K5 jobs
- 7Walmart$212K6 jobs
- 8SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.$180K5 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.