Senior AI researcher salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for senior AI research jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $226K a year, from 131 open jobs at 61 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $213K to $273K. One job in ten has posted pay above $300K.
- Median posted base pay
- $226K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $213K to $273K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $195K to $300K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 131
- Companies
- 61
AI researcher pay by level in the San Francisco Bay Area
Posted base pay for AI research jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area, by the level in the job title. This page is about the senior level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Level not stated623 jobs$245K$200K to $295K
- Senior131 jobs$226K$213K to $273K
- Staff66 jobs$261K$238K to $306K
- Principal34 jobs$262K$250K to $309K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $178K | $200K | $245K | $295K | $413K | 623 |
| Senior | $195K | $213K | $226K | $273K | $300K | 131 |
| Staff | $216K | $238K | $261K | $306K | $335K | 66 |
| Principal | $225K | $250K | $262K | $309K | $380K | 34 |
Top-paying companies for senior AI research jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for senior AI research jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- Company salaries:
- NVIDIA
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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.