As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $200,000 a year, measured on the 953 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
LLM jobs in San Francisco: 1,100+ open roles
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name LLM in the job title or description, located in San Francisco, United States. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 1,100+
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 853
- remote
- 344
Median starting salary: $200,000.
AI level of LLM jobs in San Francisco
- ●●●● Builds AI436 (38%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI417 (36%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI46 (4%)
- ●○○○ Little AI255 (22%)
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Common questions
How much do LLM jobs in San Francisco pay?
How much AI work do LLM jobs in San Francisco involve?
As of November 10, 2026, of the 1,100+ live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 436 (38%); Works on AI ●●●○: 417 (36%); Uses AI ●●○○: 46 (4%); Little AI ●○○○: 255 (22%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for LLM jobs in San Francisco?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Anthropic (178), OpenAI (47), Salesforce (38), Scale AI (38), Planet Labs (30).
Which other cities have LLM jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (796), Seattle (394), Santa Clara (279), San Jose (136), Mountain View (118).
Which skills come up most in LLM jobs in San Francisco?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (497), AI agents (377), Machine learning (284), AWS (201), TypeScript (163).
Which roles are open in LLM jobs in San Francisco?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (223), AI engineer (51), Machine learning engineer (44), Sales (44), AI product manager (40).
A posting counts when it names LLM in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.