The median starting salary is $165,750 a year, measured on the 110 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
LLM jobs in San Jose: 169 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name LLM in the job title or description, located in San Jose, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 169
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 132
- remote
- 17
- median starting salary
- $165,750
AI level of LLM jobs in San Jose
- AI Level 4101 (60%)
- AI Level 331 (18%)
- AI Level 23 (2%)
- AI Level 134 (20%)
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Common questions
How much do LLM jobs in San Jose pay?
How much AI work do LLM jobs in San Jose involve?
Of the 169 live postings: AI Level 4: 101 (60%); AI Level 3: 31 (18%); AI Level 2: 3 (2%); AI Level 1: 34 (20%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for LLM jobs in San Jose?
By number of live postings: Adobe (58), Capital One (42), Cisco (17), Etched (16), SambaNova Systems (11). 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), Mountain View (119). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in LLM jobs in San Jose?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (118), Machine learning (88), AWS (75), AI agents (67), PyTorch (65). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in LLM jobs in San Jose?
By number of live postings: AI engineer (39), Machine learning engineer (23), AI product manager (9), Applied scientist (4), Data scientist (3). 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.