MLOps Engineer Salary in San Jose
MLOps Engineer roles in San Jose pay a median of $258k a year, based on 10 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $230k to $285k, and the top 10% more than $289k. 10% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: SambaNova.
- $258k
- median USD
- $230k
- 25th percentile
- $285k
- 75th percentile
- 10
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($230k to $285k)
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 9 | $228k | $275k | $285k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Commodity Sourcing Manager – AI Infrastructure
LambdaRemote (US)
$203k–$271k
Remotemlops infrastructure$203k–$271k · 1mo agoInference Systems Performance Architect
SambaNovaSan Jose, California, US
~$245k–$325k
mlops infrastructure~$245k–$325k · 2mo agoStaff AI Inference and Acceleration Engineer
Figure AISan Jose, CA, US
~$180k–$275k
mlops infrastructureStaff~$180k–$275k · 4mo agoSenior Director of Engineering - Inference Serving
SambaNovaSan Jose, California, US
~$245k–$325k
mlops infrastructureExec~$245k–$325k · 4mo agoPrincipal Kernel & Device Drivers Engineer
SambaNovaSan Jose, California, US
~$180k–$255k
mlops infrastructurePrincipal~$180k–$255k · 6mo agoDeveloper Experience Engineer
EtchedSan Jose, CA, US
$150k–$300k
mlops infrastructure$150k–$300k · 8mo agoHead of Inference Performance Visibility
EtchedSan Jose, CA, US
$200k–$400k
mlops infrastructureExec$200k–$400k · 8mo agoInfrastructure Software Engineer
EtchedSan Jose, CA, US
$150k–$330k
mlops infrastructure$150k–$330k · 9mo agoMTS, Inference Performance Visibility
EtchedSan Jose, CA, US
$150k–$400k
mlops infrastructure$150k–$400k · 9mo agoInference Intern
EtchedSan Jose, CA, US
Not disclosed
mlops infrastructureInternintern10mo ago
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