AI Engineer Salary in San Francisco
AI Engineer roles in San Francisco pay a median of $278k a year, based on 234 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $226k to $310k, and the top 10% more than $354k. 36% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Anthropic.
- $278k
- median USD
- $226k
- 25th percentile
- $310k
- 75th percentile
- 234
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($226k to $310k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | 4 | $143k | $154k | $167k |
| Senior | 26 | $196k | $241k | $294k |
| Staff | 46 | $275k | $292k | $353k |
| Lead | 10 | $253k | $304k | $327k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 149 | $225k | $285k | $310k |
| Remote | 85 | $227k | $248k | $286k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Senior Engineer, Bioinformaticsnew
AnthropicSan Francisco, CA, US
~$300k–$320k
ai llm engineerSenior~$300k–$320k · 3h agoAI Engineer, Internal Tools
FigmaSan Francisco, NY • United States, US
~$153k–$296k
ai llm engineer~$153k–$296k · 2d agoSoftware Engineer, Storage Systems (Agent Infra)
BasetenRemote (US)
$160k–$330k
Remoteai llm engineer$160k–$330k · 2d agoSenior / Staff Software Engineer — Product (Backend-Focused)
Snorkel AISan Francisco, CA, US
~$208k–$315k
ai llm engineerStaff~$208k–$315k · 2d agoSoftware Engineer, Networking (Agent Infra)
BasetenRemote (US)
$160k–$330k
Remoteai llm engineer$160k–$330k · 2d agoSoftware Engineer, Compute and Isolation
BasetenRemote (US)
$165k–$330k
Remoteai llm engineer$165k–$330k · 2d agoSenior Lead AI Engineer - G&A Systems
KlaviyoSan Francisco, CA, US
~$180k–$270k
ai llm engineerLead~$180k–$270k · 3d agoForward Deployed Engineer, Post-Training
Together AISan Francisco, CA, US
~$270k–$300k
ai llm engineer~$270k–$300k · 5d agoForward Deployed Engineer, Triage (SF)
AssemblyAISan Francisco, CA, US
~$115k–$135k
ai llm engineer~$115k–$135k · 6d agoIT Systems Engineer
OpenAIRemote (US)
$187k–$266k
Remoteai llm engineer$187k–$266k · 6d ago
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Every live listing here that discloses a number, in any currency. Converted to USD at ECB reference rates as of 2026-10-28. Hourly, weekly, and monthly figures are annualised (2,080 / 52 / 12). Where a salary is a range we use its midpoint. Breakdowns with fewer than three disclosed salaries are left out. All AI and ML salaries