The median starting salary is $184,000 a year, measured on the 161 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$224k-$357kUS, CA, Santa Clara8mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
Kubernetes jobs in Santa Clara: 164 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Kubernetes in the job title or description, located in Santa Clara, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 164
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 108
- remote
- 4
- median starting salary
- $184,000
$272k-$431kUS, CA, Santa Clara7mo
claudecopilotlangchain+3
$124k-$196kUS, CA, Santa Clara3d
openailangchainllamaindex+10
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
pytorchtensorflowjax+6
$224k-$357kUS, CA, Santa Clara4w
cpythonkubernetes+2
$272k-$431kUS, CA, Santa Clara4w
pytorchraykubernetes+1
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
vllmpytorchray+5
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
pythonansiblekubernetes+1
$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
pytorchtensorflowslurm+2
$320k-$489kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
vllmtensorrt-llmsglang+3
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
pytorchtensorflowjax+1
$248k-$380kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn+17
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara4mo
langchainlanggraphpytorch
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara5d
omniversenureccosmos+3
$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
kubernetesawsgcp+6
$253k-$342kUS, CA, Santa Clara2w
sagemaker
$134k-$272kSanta Clara, California, United States3w
llms
$108k-$178kUS, CA, Santa Clara3w
gpus
$248k-$391kUS, CA, Santa Clara3w
openshiftkubevirtkubernetes+2
$248k-$391kUS, CA, Santa Clara4w
servicenow
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara4w
vllmnvidia-dynamotensorrt-llm+3
AI level of Kubernetes jobs in Santa Clara
- AI Level 438 (23%)
- AI Level 370 (43%)
- AI Level 23 (2%)
- AI Level 153 (32%)
Companies hiring for Kubernetes in Santa Clara
Kubernetes jobs in other cities
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do Kubernetes jobs in Santa Clara pay?
How much AI work do Kubernetes jobs in Santa Clara involve?
Of the 164 live postings: AI Level 4: 38 (23%); AI Level 3: 70 (43%); AI Level 2: 3 (2%); AI Level 1: 53 (32%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Kubernetes jobs in Santa Clara?
By number of live postings: NVIDIA (148), Netskope (6), Amazon (4), Johnson & Johnson (3), Intel (2). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have Kubernetes jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (481), New York (412), Sunnyvale (175), Bellevue (143), Seattle (132). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Kubernetes jobs in Santa Clara?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (109), Docker (60), LLM (51), C++ (48), Deep learning (45). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Kubernetes jobs in Santa Clara?
By number of live postings: Solutions architect (26), AI product manager (6), Data engineer (2), Data scientist (1). 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.