# AI Engineer Salary San Francisco: $211k median (2026)

> ai engineer salary San Francisco - based on 169 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $211k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $193k - $250k
- **Based on:** 53 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 86 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 15 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 15 open)
- Manufacture of food products (division 10, 7 open)
- Legal and accounting activities (division 69, 4 open)
- Scientific research and development (division 72, 4 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Jack & Jill (7 open)
- Fieldguide (7 open)
- Capital One (5 open)
- EloquentAI (4 open)
- Stealth Startup (4 open)
- Eloquent AI (4 open)
- Distyl (3 open)
- Clera (3 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Full-Stack AI Engineer at Greylock](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/full-stack-ai-engineer-at-greylock-at-jack-jill-4444892371) - Jack & Jill - San Francisco, CA
- [AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineer-at-scalr-4442843933) - scalr - San Francisco Bay Area - $200k-$350k
- [Applied AI Engineer, Codex Core Agent](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/applied-ai-engineer-codex-core-agent-at-openai-4417170158) - OpenAI - San Francisco, CA - $230K - $385K
- [Applied AI Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/applied-ai-engineer-gtm-growth-engineering-at-a16z-games-4445602473) - A16Z GAMES - San Francisco, CA - $230K – $385K
- [AI Engineer (Generalist) ($180K-$250K + Equity) at BUILD, Inc.](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineer-generalist-%24180k-%24250k-%2B-equity-at-build-inc-at-jack-jill-4444853142) - Jack & Jill - San Francisco, CA - $180K-$250K
- [Applied AI Engineer at Innovative AI simulation startup](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/applied-ai-engineer-at-innovative-ai-simulation-startup-at-jack-jill-4444858127) - Jack & Jill - San Francisco, CA
- [AI Engineering/Architecture/Growth Intern](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/collar/jobs/ICVlsYd-ai-engineering-architecture-growth-intern) - Collar - San Francisco, CA - $3K - $3.5K / monthly
- [AI Engineer - Robotics](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineer-robotics-at-harrison-clarke-4440964906) - Harrison Clarke - San Francisco Bay Area
- [Full Stack AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/full-stack-ai-engineer-at-sentio-group-4444757664) - Sentio Group - San Francisco, CA - $300,000
- [Senior AI Engineer - Agentic Systems](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-ai-engineer-agentic-systems-at-harrison-clarke-4444974734) - Harrison Clarke - San Francisco Bay Area
- [AI Engineer, Manager - Tax Transformation](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineer-manager-tax-transformation-at-deloitte-4427133347) - Deloitte - San Francisco, CA - $128,025 to $261,625
- [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/forward-deployed-ai-engineer-at-charta-health-4439654847) - Charta Health - San Francisco, CA - $90,000 - $140,000

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