As of November 3, 2026, 64 live postings. The list refreshes every six hours.
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Research scientist jobs in San Francisco: 64 open roles
Updated Nov 3, 2026
64 live research scientist jobs in San Francisco. By AI level, 58 build AI. 3 work on AI. 3 involve little AI. Across all AI levels, the total is 64. Median salary from $290,000. The median is measured on 48 postings that publish an annual USD range. Top employers by postings: OpenAI, Anthropic, Scale AI, Waymo, Apollo Research.
- open roles
- 64
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 61
- remote
- 17
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$380k-$500kSan Francisco3mo
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$213k-$263kMountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York City, NY, USARemote4mo
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$270k-$340kMountain View, California; San Francisco, California5mo
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$280k-$350kSan Francisco, California6mo
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$300k-$405kSan Francisco, CA9mo
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$380k-$500kSan Francisco11mo
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$380k-$850kSan Francisco1w
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$213k-$263kMountain View, CA, U.S.A ; San Francisco, CA, U.S.A ; New York City, NY, U.S.A1mo
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San Francisco, CA; New York, NY3mo
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$300k-$320kSan Francisco, CA3mo
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$300k-$320kSan Francisco, CA5mo
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$54-$60/hrSan Francisco, California36mo
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$350k-$500kNew York City, NY; New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA12mo
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$500k-$850kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA30mo
$300k-$320kSan Francisco, CA3mo
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$300k-$320kSan Francisco, CA2mo
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Common questions
How many research scientist in San Francisco jobs are open right now?
How much do research scientist in San Francisco jobs pay?
As of November 3, 2026, the median starting salary is $290,000 a year, measured on the 48 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars.
Which companies are hiring for research scientist in San Francisco?
As of November 3, 2026, by number of live postings: OpenAI (14), Anthropic (13), Scale AI (8), Waymo (5), Apollo Research (3).
How much AI work do research scientist jobs in San Francisco involve?
As of November 3, 2026, of the 64 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 58 (91%); Works on AI ●●●○: 3 (5%); Little AI ●○○○: 3 (5%). See what each level means.
Which skills come up most in research scientist jobs in San Francisco?
As of November 3, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Machine learning (46), LLM (27), Reinforcement learning (27), Python (22), PyTorch (15).
Method: counted from live, non-expired postings whose title matches the role, filtered to the AI level and, when shown, the city named above (matched against the free-text location field, which can over- or under-count secondary offices). Companies that only republish other employers' postings are excluded from the employer ranking and the salary median. Recalculated every 10 minutes. Levels follow our method.