The median starting salary is $159,200 a year, measured on the 94 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Generative AI jobs in San Jose: 114 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Generative AI in the job title or description, located in San Jose, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 114
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 78
- remote
- 19
- median starting salary
- $159,200
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$148k-$282kSan Jose1w
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$139k-$258kSan Jose1w
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$139k-$258kSan Jose1w
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$209k-$429kSan Jose1w
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$168k-$245kSan Jose, California, US3d
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AI level of Generative AI jobs in San Jose
- AI Level 450 (44%)
- AI Level 328 (25%)
- AI Level 24 (4%)
- AI Level 132 (28%)
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Common questions
How much do Generative AI jobs in San Jose pay?
How much AI work do Generative AI jobs in San Jose involve?
Of the 114 live postings: AI Level 4: 50 (44%); AI Level 3: 28 (25%); AI Level 2: 4 (4%); AI Level 1: 32 (28%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Generative AI jobs in San Jose?
By number of live postings: Adobe (65), Capital One (13), Cisco (11), Bill.com (10), Zscaler (10). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have Generative AI jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (540), Seattle (511), San Francisco (479), Santa Clara (161), Bellevue (145). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Generative AI jobs in San Jose?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (61), LLM (60), Machine learning (55), AWS (43), PyTorch (39). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Generative AI jobs in San Jose?
By number of live postings: Machine learning engineer (22), AI engineer (13), Applied scientist (6), AI product manager (5), Data scientist (2). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Generative AI in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.