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AI Engineer salaries in San Francisco, CA
AI Engineer professionals in San Francisco, CA earn $192.4–290.4K per year on average, based on 10 jobs. AI Engineer roles in San Francisco, CA pay 31% above the board-wide average of $146.3–221.2K for AI Engineer jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $181.2–280.8K for Mid-level roles up to $209.3–304.8K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$192.4–290.4K
Based on 10 jobs · 31% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$175K
Average
$241.4K
75th percentile
$311.3K
AI Engineer salaries by seniority in San Francisco, CA
AI Engineer salaries in San Francisco, CA range from $181.2–280.8K for Mid-level roles to $209.3–304.8K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $181.2–280.8K | 6 | +26% |
| Senior | $209.3–304.8K | 4 | +40% |
Other top paying titles in San Francisco, CA
Highest paying job titles in San Francisco, CA beyond AI Engineer, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $173.3–271.5K · 21 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $174.4–287.1K · 16 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $198.1–296.3K · 7 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $202–326.2K · 6 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $170.8–237.5K · 6 jobs
Backend Engineer
Avg. $190–363.8K · 4 jobs
Top paying skills in San Francisco, CA
Highest paying skills in San Francisco, CA, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $181.5–276.8K · 37 jobs
AWS
Avg. $184.4–274.2K · 17 jobs
Distributed Systems
Avg. $176.4–278K · 15 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $176.5–255.2K · 14 jobs
Typescript
Avg. $184.7–313.5K · 12 jobs
Go
Avg. $184.4–300.7K · 12 jobs
Other locations for AI Engineer
Compare AI Engineer salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $160.8–245.7K · 31 jobs
California
Avg. $176.5–256.8K · 15 jobs
New York
Avg. $177–288K · 5 jobs
New York, NY
Avg. $177.5–297.5K · 4 jobs
AI Engineer salary FAQs for San Francisco, CA
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.