The median starting salary is $205,000 a year, measured on the 917 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$350k-$475kSan FranciscoRemote1w
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LLM jobs in San Francisco: 1,085 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name LLM 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
- 1,085
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 846
- remote
- 337
- median starting salary
- $205,000
$220k-$485kSan Francisco5mo
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$200k-$260kSan Francisco5mo
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$213k-$263kMountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA12mo
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$150k-$400kSan Francisco15mo
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$220k-$330kHouston; New York; San Francisco; Seattle1w
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$350k-$475kSan FranciscoRemote1mo
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$270k-$340kMountain View, California; San Francisco, California4mo
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$150kUS, CA, San Francisco4mo
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$220k-$405kSan Francisco5mo
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$204k-$259kMountain View, CA USA; San Francisco, CA USA;9mo
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$170k-$216kMountain View, CA USA; San Francisco, CA USA;9mo
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$200k-$375kNew York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid); United States (Remote)Remote11mo
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$120k-$300kSan Francisco / Bay Area11mo
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$200k-$290kSan Francisco13mo
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$500k-$850kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY18mo
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$350k-$475kSan FranciscoRemote1mo
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AI level of LLM jobs in San Francisco
- AI Level 4423 (39%)
- AI Level 3423 (39%)
- AI Level 252 (5%)
- AI Level 1187 (17%)
Companies hiring for LLM in San Francisco
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Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do LLM jobs in San Francisco pay?
How much AI work do LLM jobs in San Francisco involve?
Of the 1,085 live postings: AI Level 4: 423 (39%); AI Level 3: 423 (39%); AI Level 2: 52 (5%); AI Level 1: 187 (17%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for LLM jobs in San Francisco?
By number of live postings: Anthropic (162), OpenAI (64), Scale AI (45), Firecrawl (31), Planet Labs (31). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have LLM jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (684), Seattle (403), Santa Clara (244), San Jose (169), Mountain View (119). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in LLM jobs in San Francisco?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (438), AI agents (379), Machine learning (258), AWS (180), Generative AI (173). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in LLM jobs in San Francisco?
By number of live postings: Machine learning engineer (44), AI product manager (43), AI engineer (37), Forward deployed engineer (32), Data scientist (26). 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.