The median starting salary is $194,185 a year, measured on the 1,144 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Python jobs in San Francisco: 1,367 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
- 1,367
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 794
- remote
- 470
- median starting salary
- $194,185
$151k-$167kSan Francisco, California, United StatesRemote3w
awsgoogle-workspace
$70/hrSan Francisco, California, United States3w
pythonsql
$207k-$365kSan Francisco3w
bazelbuildkitedocker+1
$192k-$260kUS, CA, San Francisco3w
javacpython
$230k-$270kNew York, New York, United States; San Francisco, CA; Remote, US; Seattle, Washington, United StatesRemote4w
kubernetesterraformaws+1
$160k-$180kSan Francisco, California4w
databrickssqlbusiness-intelligence
$206k-$252kSan Francisco, California, United StatesRemote4w
ci-cd
$130k-$172kSan Francisco, California, United States4w
oktagoogle-workspaceslack+4
$100k-$125kSan Francisco, CA1mo
databrickssqlsnowflake+2
$172k-$215kSan Francisco, CA, United States1mo
terraformhelmgithub-actions
$174k-$213kSan Francisco, California, United States1mo
pythonsql
CA - San Francisco; WA - Seattle; UT - Cottonwood Heights1mo
jiragitlabtableau
AI level of Python jobs in San Francisco
- AI Level 4438 (32%)
- AI Level 3356 (26%)
- AI Level 276 (6%)
- AI Level 1497 (36%)
Companies hiring for Python in San Francisco
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Common questions
How much do Python jobs in San Francisco pay?
How much AI work do Python jobs in San Francisco involve?
Of the 1,367 live postings: AI Level 4: 438 (32%); AI Level 3: 356 (26%); AI Level 2: 76 (6%); AI Level 1: 497 (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 (1,082), Seattle (703), Santa Clara (642), Austin (367), Sunnyvale (343). 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 (440), SQL (419), AWS (359), Machine learning (357), Kubernetes (290). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Python jobs in San Francisco?
By number of live postings: Data scientist (80), Machine learning engineer (51), AI engineer (41), Forward deployed engineer (38), Data engineer (30). 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.