The median starting salary is $194,369 a year, measured on the 1,151 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$240k-$324kUS, CA, San Francisco3mo
Python jobs in San Francisco: 1,410 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Python in the job title or description, located in San Francisco, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 1,410
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 828
- remote
- 481
- median starting salary
- $194,369
$155k-$400kSan Francisco, CaliforniaRemote3mo
$160k-$220kBellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC4mo
San Francisco, CA and New York City, NY5mo
databricks
$212k-$318kSan Francisco-HQRemote3mo
claudesagemakercursor+1
$405k-$485kRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NYRemote7mo
$165k-$242kNew York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA/ San Francisco, CA7mo
$168k-$245kSan Francisco, California, US3w
$177k-$239kUS, CA, San Francisco3mo
bedrocksagemaker
$285k-$380kNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY; Washington, DC4mo
$157k-$221kSan Francisco12mo
$320k-$405kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA13mo
$166k-$225kSan Francisco, California50mo
AI level of Python jobs in San Francisco
- AI Level 4454 (32%)
- AI Level 3374 (27%)
- AI Level 278 (6%)
- AI Level 1504 (36%)
Companies hiring for Python in San Francisco
Python jobs in other cities
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do Python jobs in San Francisco pay?
How much AI work do Python jobs in San Francisco involve?
Of the 1,410 live postings: AI Level 4: 454 (32%); AI Level 3: 374 (27%); AI Level 2: 78 (6%); AI Level 1: 504 (36%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Python jobs in San Francisco?
By number of live postings: Anthropic (144), OpenAI (141), Waymo (61), Databricks (40), Sigma Computing (37). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have Python jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (1,112), Seattle (703), Santa Clara (652), Austin (374), Sunnyvale (344). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Python jobs in San Francisco?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: LLM (449), SQL (423), AWS (367), Machine learning (362), TypeScript (297). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Python jobs in San Francisco?
By number of live postings: Data scientist (80), Machine learning engineer (54), AI engineer (42), Forward deployed engineer (40), Data engineer (31). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Python in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.