Principal machine learning engineer salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for principal machine learning and AI engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $297K a year, from 190 open jobs at 80 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $247K to $352K. One job in ten has posted pay above $376K.
- Median posted base pay
- $297K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $247K to $352K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $207K to $376K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 190
- Companies
- 80
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. This page is about the principal level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Intern20 jobs$142K$129K to $161K
- Entry level57 jobs$164K$149K to $190K
- Level not stated2,098 jobs$225K$190K to $275K
- Senior1,067 jobs$225K$205K to $263K
- Staff538 jobs$261K$238K to $296K
- Principal190 jobs$297K$247K to $352K
- Director+92 jobs$307K$276K to $351K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | $118K | $129K | $142K | $161K | $186K | 20 |
| Entry level | $138K | $149K | $164K | $190K | $216K | 57 |
| Level not stated | $163K | $190K | $225K | $275K | $339K | 2,098 |
| Senior | $187K | $205K | $225K | $263K | $290K | 1,067 |
| Staff | $213K | $238K | $261K | $296K | $372K | 538 |
| Principal | $207K | $247K | $297K | $352K | $376K | 190 |
| Director+ | $240K | $276K | $307K | $351K | $399K | 92 |
Top-paying companies for principal machine learning and AI engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for principal machine learning and AI engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1NVIDIA$352K34 jobs
- 2Roblox$320K15 jobs
- 3Lila Sciences$280K7 jobs
- 4Walmart$224K12 jobs
- 5Palo Alto Networks$214K5 jobs
- 6SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.$180K7 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.