MLOps Engineer Salary in San Francisco
MLOps Engineer roles in San Francisco pay a median of $287k a year, based on 108 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $248k to $360k, and the top 10% more than $403k. 44% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Thinking Machines Lab.
- $287k
- median USD
- $248k
- 25th percentile
- $360k
- 75th percentile
- 108
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($248k to $360k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 15 | $235k | $278k | $306k |
| Staff | 25 | $251k | $290k | $403k |
| Lead | 4 | $261k | $288k | $364k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 60 | $230k | $298k | $375k |
| Remote | 48 | $248k | $274k | $356k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
| Company | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinking Machines Lab | 3 | $381k | $413k | $413k |
| Anthropic | 12 | $403k | $403k | $403k |
| OpenAI | 25 | $308k | $356k | $383k |
| Lambda | 9 | $313k | $331k | $390k |
| Harvey | 3 | $270k | $286k | $300k |
| Sentry | 3 | $236k | $278k | $299k |
| Baseten | 14 | $248k | $248k | $253k |
| Together AI | 15 | $220k | $245k | $265k |
| DoorDash | 4 | $161k | $206k | $251k |
Live roles
Forward Deployed Engineer, Inference
CohereSan Francisco, California, US
$240k–$415k
mlops infrastructure$240k–$415k · 1d ago(Senior/Junior AI Inference Reliability Engineer, Compute Infra
Together AISan Francisco, CA, US
~$160k–$280k
mlops infrastructureSenior~$160k–$280k · 2d agoAI Infrastructure Engineer
MercorSan Francisco, California, US
$200k–$400k
mlops infrastructure$200k–$400k · 2d agoProduct Cost Management Lead - AI Infrastructure
OpenAIRemote (US)
$226k–$300k
Remotemlops infrastructureLead$226k–$300k · 2d agoForward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - AI Infra - SF
OpenAIRemote (US)
$185k–$300k
Remotemlops infrastructure$185k–$300k · 3d agoStaff Software Engineer, AI Platform & Infrastructure
OktaSan Francisco, CA, US
~$194k–$267k
mlops infrastructureStaff~$194k–$267k · 5d ago(Staff / Senior Staff) AI Inference Reliability Engineer, Compute Infra
Together AISan Francisco, CA, US
~$250k–$320k
mlops infrastructureStaff~$250k–$320k · 8d agoEngineering Manager, AI Platform
HarveySan Francisco, California, US
$272k–$355k
mlops infrastructureLead$272k–$355k · 8d agoSoftware Engineer, TPU Compilers
OpenAIRemote (US)
$380k–$500k
Remotemlops infrastructure$380k–$500k · 9d agoSenior / Staff AI Platform Engineer
SunoSan Francisco, California, US
$228k–$363k
mlops infrastructureStaff$228k–$363k · 9d 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