The median starting salary is $180,000 a year, measured on the 44 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Machine learning jobs in Palo Alto: 58 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name machine learning 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
- 58
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 45
- remote
- 12
- median starting salary
- $180,000
$400k-$550kPalo Alto, California, United States2mo
pytorchcudatransformers
San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US2mo
llms
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
$192k-$260kUS, CA, Palo Alto1w
tensorflowscikit-learnpython+2
$165k-$224kUS, CA, Palo Alto2w
generative-aillmdistributed-systems
$173k-$260kCalifornia - Palo Alto1mo
claudecopilotcursor+5
San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US2mo
copilotcursorcodex+2
$149k-$224kCalifornia - Palo Alto5mo
claudecopilotcursor+2
$165k-$224kUS, CA, Palo Alto2w
awsmachine-learning-pipelines
AI level of Machine learning jobs in Palo Alto
- AI Level 434 (59%)
- AI Level 311 (19%)
- AI Level 21 (2%)
- AI Level 112 (21%)
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Common questions
How much do Machine learning jobs in Palo Alto pay?
How much AI work do Machine learning jobs in Palo Alto involve?
Of the 58 live postings: AI Level 4: 34 (59%); AI Level 3: 11 (19%); AI Level 2: 1 (2%); AI Level 1: 12 (21%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Machine learning jobs in Palo Alto?
By number of live postings: Amazon (17), xAI (9), Pinterest (7), Nubank (5), Mistral AI (4). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have Machine learning jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (801), New York (565), Seattle (548), Santa Clara (210), Bellevue (198). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Machine learning jobs in Palo Alto?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: LLM (31), Python (26), Deep learning (20), Generative AI (13), Java (13). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Machine learning jobs in Palo Alto?
By number of live postings: Machine learning engineer (14), Applied scientist (6), Research scientist (3), AI engineer (2), Forward deployed engineer (2). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Machine learning in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.