As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $184,000 a year, measured on the 215 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara: 248 open roles
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name machine learning 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
- 248
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 179
- remote
- 3
Median starting salary: $184,000.
AI level of Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara
- ●●●● Builds AI135 (54%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI44 (18%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI4 (2%)
- ●○○○ Little AI65 (26%)
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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?
As of November 10, 2026, of the 248 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 135 (54%); Works on AI ●●●○: 44 (18%); Uses AI ●●○○: 4 (2%); Little AI ●○○○: 65 (26%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: NVIDIA (179), Amazon (60), Intel (3), Zscaler (3), Johnson & Johnson (2).
Which other cities have Machine learning jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (851), New York (701), Seattle (545), Bellevue (201), Mountain View (174).
Which skills come up most in Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (138), C++ (128), Deep learning (89), LLM (83), AWS (65).
Which roles are open in Machine learning jobs in Santa Clara?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (46), Applied scientist (17), Machine learning engineer (12), Research scientist (11), AI product manager (5).
A posting counts when it names Machine learning in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.