The median starting salary is $198,875 a year, measured on the 412 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Kubernetes jobs in San Francisco: 489 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Kubernetes in the job title or description, located in San Francisco, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 489
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 260
- remote
- 158
- median starting salary
- $198,875
$320k-$405kNew York City, NY; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NYRemote5mo
New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC8mo
New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC9mo
$300k-$405kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; Washington, DC10mo
$320k-$485kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA4mo
$149k-$201kUS, CA, San Francisco2mo
$320k-$360kSan Francisco, CA4mo
hugging-facepytorchtensorflow+1
$190k-$240kHouston; New York; San Francisco; Seattle2w
San Francisco, CARemote1mo
kuberneteslinuxterraform+1
San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USRemote2mo
kubernetes
Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC2mo
awskubernetesterraform+1
AI level of Kubernetes jobs in San Francisco
- AI Level 4147 (30%)
- AI Level 3113 (23%)
- AI Level 224 (5%)
- AI Level 1205 (42%)
Companies hiring for Kubernetes in San Francisco
Kubernetes jobs in other cities
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do Kubernetes jobs in San Francisco pay?
How much AI work do Kubernetes jobs in San Francisco involve?
Of the 489 live postings: AI Level 4: 147 (30%); AI Level 3: 113 (23%); AI Level 2: 24 (5%); AI Level 1: 205 (42%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Kubernetes jobs in San Francisco?
Which other cities have Kubernetes jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (417), Sunnyvale (174), Santa Clara (164), Bellevue (143), Seattle (133). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Kubernetes jobs in San Francisco?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (295), AWS (279), Google Cloud (214), Terraform (175), Azure (167). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Kubernetes jobs in San Francisco?
By number of live postings: Solutions architect (11), Forward deployed engineer (9), AI engineer (6), Machine learning engineer (6), AI product manager (3). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Kubernetes in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.