As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $184,000 a year, measured on the 259 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$121k-$248kUS, California, Santa Clara2mo
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LLM jobs in Santa Clara: 281 open roles
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name LLM in the job title or description, located in Santa Clara, United States. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 281
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 224
- remote
- 8
Median starting salary: $184,000.
$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
vllm
$152k-$230kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara9mo
deepseekvllmpytorch+1
$224k-$357kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
$168k-$270kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
databricks
$272k-$431kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
llamaollamavllm
$200k-$322kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara6mo
$168k-$265kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
$172k-$215kBellevue, Washington, USA; Santa Clara, California, USARemote3w
snowflakevisier
$208k-$328kUS, CA, Santa Clara6d
$108k-$178kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
llms
$136k-$219kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
chatgptclaudecopilot
$148k-$236kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
pytorchtensorflow
$248k-$391kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
databricks
$168k-$265kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
chatgptclaudegemini+2
$168k-$270kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
$208k-$328kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
$152k-$190kSanta Clara, California, USA4mo
cursorwindsurf
$185k-$265kSanta Clara, California, USA1w
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AI level of LLM jobs in Santa Clara
- ●●●● Builds AI164 (58%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 (21%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI13 (5%)
- ●○○○ Little AI44 (16%)
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Common questions
How much do LLM jobs in Santa Clara pay?
How much AI work do LLM jobs in Santa Clara involve?
As of November 10, 2026, of the 281 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 164 (58%); Works on AI ●●●○: 60 (21%); Uses AI ●●○○: 13 (5%); Little AI ●○○○: 44 (16%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for LLM jobs in Santa Clara?
Which other cities have LLM jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (1,100+), New York (799), Seattle (393), San Jose (136), Mountain View (117).
Which skills come up most in LLM jobs in Santa Clara?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (162), C++ (108), CUDA (93), Deep learning (92), Machine learning (84).
Which roles are open in LLM jobs in Santa Clara?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (51), Solutions architect (15), Marketing (11), AI engineer (10), Applied scientist (10).
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.