The median starting salary is $184,000 a year, measured on the 202 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara: 210 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name machine learning in the job title or description, located in Santa Clara, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 210
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 146
- remote
- 4
- median starting salary
- $184,000
$192k-$305kUS, CA, Santa Clara4mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara5mo
pytorchjax
$168k-$265kUS, CA, Santa Clara8mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
$192k-$305kUS, CA, Santa Clara8mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
$168k-$265kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
pytorch
$38-$94/hrUS, CA, Santa Clara5d
pytorchpythontensorflow
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara5d
pytorchpythondeep-learning+1
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
pytorchtransformersbev+2
$38-$94/hrUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
pytorchtensorflowjax+4
$38-$94/hrUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
pytorchpythonc+1
$38-$94/hrUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
pytorchpython
$272k-$431kUS, CA, Santa Clara3w
vllmpythontgi+2
$192k-$260kUS, CA, Santa Clara3w
pythonpytorchllms+1
$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
pythoncpytorch+1
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
pytorchpython
$168k-$265kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
vllmpythonpytorch+1
$192k-$305kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
pytorchtensorflow
$125k-$272kSanta Clara, California, United States2mo
claudellamavllm+4
$168k-$265kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
pytorch
$116k-$190kUS, CA, Santa Clara5mo
langchainlanggraphpytorch
AI level of Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara
- AI Level 496 (46%)
- AI Level 350 (24%)
- AI Level 25 (2%)
- AI Level 159 (28%)
Companies hiring for Machine learning in Santa Clara
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Common questions
How much do Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara pay?
How much AI work do Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara involve?
Of the 210 live postings: AI Level 4: 96 (46%); AI Level 3: 50 (24%); AI Level 2: 5 (2%); AI Level 1: 59 (28%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara?
By number of live postings: NVIDIA (161), Amazon (42), Intel (3), Johnson & Johnson (3), Netskope (1). 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), Bellevue (198), Mountain View (170). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (120), C++ (112), Deep learning (84), LLM (66), CUDA (65). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara?
By number of live postings: Applied scientist (17), Research scientist (16), Solutions architect (8), AI product manager (7), Machine learning engineer (6). 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.