The median starting salary is $171,300 a year, measured on the 40 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
LLM jobs in Palo Alto: 63 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name LLM in the job title or description, located in Palo Alto, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 63
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 54
- remote
- 14
- median starting salary
- $171,300
$400k-$550kPalo Alto, California, United States2mo
pytorchcudatransformers
$350k-$500kPalo Alto, California, United States4mo
openaianthropicllamaindex+1
San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US2mo
llms
$400k-$550kPalo Alto, California, United States2mo
openaianthropicllamaindex+7
$400k-$550kPalo Alto, California, United States2mo
pythonpytorchgpus
San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US26mo
copilotcursorcodex
$193k-$262kUS, CA, Palo Alto6mo
vllm
San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US26mo
copilotcursorcodex
San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US; Remote, USRemote26mo
copilotcursorcodex
San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US26mo
copilotcursorcodex
$172k-$222kUS, CA, Palo Alto5d
pytorchjavac+1
$165k-$224kUS, CA, Palo Alto2w
generative-aillmdistributed-systems
$173k-$260kCalifornia - Palo Alto1mo
claudecopilotcursor+5
AI level of LLM jobs in Palo Alto
- AI Level 437 (59%)
- AI Level 317 (27%)
- AI Level 20 (0%)
- AI Level 19 (14%)
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Common questions
How much do LLM jobs in Palo Alto pay?
How much AI work do LLM jobs in Palo Alto involve?
Of the 63 live postings: AI Level 4: 37 (59%); AI Level 3: 17 (27%); AI Level 1: 9 (14%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for LLM jobs in Palo Alto?
By number of live postings: Amazon (12), xAI (9), Pinterest (8), Mistral AI (6), Nubank (5). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have LLM jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (1,085), New York (684), Seattle (403), Santa Clara (244), San Jose (169). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in LLM jobs in Palo Alto?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Machine learning (31), Python (25), AI agents (22), Generative AI (15), Deep learning (14). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in LLM jobs in Palo Alto?
By number of live postings: Machine learning engineer (9), Forward deployed engineer (3), Research scientist (3), AI product manager (2), Applied scientist (2). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names LLM in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.