The median starting salary is $196,750 a year, measured on the 99 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Python jobs in San Mateo: 112 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Python in the job title or description, located in San Mateo, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 112
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 44
- remote
- 32
- median starting salary
- $196,750
$190k-$250kSan Mateo, California, United StatesRemote1mo
kubernetespythongo+2
$180k-$220kSan Mateo, California, United StatesRemote1mo
kubernetesawsterraform+2
$230k-$275kSan Mateo, California, United StatesRemote1mo
kubernetespythongo+2
$170k-$240kSan Mateo, California, United StatesRemote6mo
$170k-$278kSan Mateo, California, United StatesRemote9mo
$170k-$240kSan Mateo, California, United StatesRemote6mo
$231k-$267kSan Mateo, CA, United StatesRemote3d
macoswindowslinux+5
$243k-$295kSan Mateo, CA, United States2w
c-sharpgojava+2
$197k-$243kSan Mateo, CA, United States1mo
microservicesdistributed-databases
$200k-$285kSan Mateo, California, United StatesRemote1mo
kubernetesawsterraform+4
$197k-$243kSan Mateo, CA, United States2mo
pythongolangterraform+1
AI level of Python jobs in San Mateo
- AI Level 429 (26%)
- AI Level 315 (13%)
- AI Level 21 (1%)
- AI Level 167 (60%)
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How much do Python jobs in San Mateo pay?
How much AI work do Python jobs in San Mateo involve?
Of the 112 live postings: AI Level 4: 29 (26%); AI Level 3: 15 (13%); AI Level 2: 1 (1%); AI Level 1: 67 (60%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Python jobs in San Mateo?
By number of live postings: Roblox (49), Skydio (31), Fireworks AI (18), Inception Labs (10), Freshworks (4). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have Python jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (1,367), New York (1,082), Seattle (703), Santa Clara (642), Austin (367). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Python jobs in San Mateo?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: C++ (45), Kubernetes (35), LLM (35), AWS (33), PyTorch (28). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Python jobs in San Mateo?
By number of live postings: Data scientist (3), Machine learning engineer (3), AI engineer (1), Forward deployed engineer (1). 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.