As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $184,000 a year, measured on the 148 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
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Generative AI jobs in Santa Clara: 158 open roles
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name Generative AI in the job title or description, located in Santa Clara, United States. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 158
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 124
- remote
- 4
Median starting salary: $184,000.
$168k-$265kUS, CA, Santa Clara9mo
pytorch
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
vllmpytorch
$224k-$357kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn+1
$168k-$265kUS, CA, Santa Clara7mo
pytorch
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara4d
$38-$94/hrUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
pytorch
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
vllmpytorch
$38-$94/hrUS, CA, Santa Clara5mo
pytorch
$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara8mo
pytorchjax
$192k-$260kUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
tensorflowscikit-learnpython+1
$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
hugging-facepytorchpython+2
$38-$94/hrUS, CA, Santa Clara2w
pytorchpytorch-lightning
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara4w
ccudapython+1
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara4w
hugging-facepytorchjax+5
$38-$94/hrUS, CA, Santa Clara4w
pytorchpythonc+2
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
vllmrustpython+2
$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
pytorchjax
$229k-$309kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
pythonjavac
$229k-$309kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
pythonc
$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
pytorchjax
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara5mo
pytorch
$171k-$241kUS, California, Santa Clara1mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
$38-$94/hrUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
pytorch
$224k-$357kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
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AI level of Generative AI jobs in Santa Clara
- ●●●● Builds AI80 (51%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI44 (28%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI3 (2%)
- ●○○○ Little AI31 (20%)
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Common questions
How much do Generative AI jobs in Santa Clara pay?
How much AI work do Generative AI jobs in Santa Clara involve?
As of November 10, 2026, of the 158 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 80 (51%); Works on AI ●●●○: 44 (28%); Uses AI ●●○○: 3 (2%); Little AI ●○○○: 31 (20%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for Generative AI jobs in Santa Clara?
Which other cities have Generative AI jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (532), Seattle (504), San Francisco (389), Bellevue (138), Austin (108).
Which skills come up most in Generative AI jobs in Santa Clara?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: LLM (81), Python (71), C++ (53), Machine learning (49), Deep learning (47).
Which roles are open in Generative AI jobs in Santa Clara?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (35), Solutions architect (13), AI product manager (12), Applied scientist (10), Marketing (8).
A posting counts when it names Generative AI in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.