AI Safety Researcher Salary in San Francisco
AI Safety Researcher roles in San Francisco pay a median of $398k a year, based on 21 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $345k to $425k, and the top 10% more than $440k. 10% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Anthropic.
- $398k
- median USD
- $345k
- 25th percentile
- $425k
- 75th percentile
- 21
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($345k to $425k)
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 19 | $354k | $398k | $425k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Research Scientist / Research Engineer, Safety + Alignment, Search
OpenAISan Francisco, California, US
$380k–$850k
ai safety alignment$380k–$850k · 8d agoResearch Engineer, Safety & Alignment
CognitionSan Francisco, California, US
Not disclosed
ai safety alignment20d agoProgram Manager, Safeguards Policy, Enforcement, and Threat Intelligence
AnthropicSan Francisco, CA, US
~$285k–$330k
ai safety alignment~$285k–$330k · 26d agoProduct Designer, Safeguards
AnthropicSan Francisco, CA, US
~$305k–$460k
ai safety alignment~$305k–$460k · 1mo agoProduct Manager, Safeguards (Generalist)
AnthropicSan Francisco, CA, US
~$385k–$460k
ai safety alignment~$385k–$460k · 1mo agoMercor AI Safety Fund Grants
MercorSan Francisco, California, US
Not disclosed
ai safety alignmenttemporary1mo agoStaff+ Site Reliability Engineer, Safeguards ML Infra
AnthropicSan Francisco, CA, US
~$320k–$485k
ai safety alignmentStaff~$320k–$485k · 1mo agoResearcher, Alignment Interpretability
OpenAISan Francisco, California, US
$295k–$500k
ai safety alignment$295k–$500k · 1mo agoTechnical Program Manager, AI Safety & Safeguards
OpenAISan Francisco, California, US
$207k–$445k
ai safety alignment$207k–$445k · 2mo agoResearcher, Alignment CoT Monitorability
OpenAISan Francisco, California, US
$295k–$500k
ai safety alignment$295k–$500k · 2mo 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