The median starting salary is $184,000 a year, measured on the 66 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Rust jobs in Santa Clara: 66 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Rust 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
- 66
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 30
- remote
- 1
- median starting salary
- $184,000
$272k-$431kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
vllmrustai-coding-agents
$149k-$201kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
$149k-$201kUS, CA, Santa Clara4mo
$193k-$262kUS, CA, Santa Clara4mo
$165k-$224kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
$165k-$224kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
$165k-$224kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
$165k-$224kUS, CA, Santa Clara4mo
$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara4d
crtosfirmware+4
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara3w
pytorchjaxpython+2
$224k-$357kUS, CA, Santa ClaraRemote4d
cassembly
$272k-$431kUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
kuberneteslinux
AI level of Rust jobs in Santa Clara
- AI Level 421 (32%)
- AI Level 39 (14%)
- AI Level 23 (5%)
- AI Level 133 (50%)
Companies hiring for Rust in Santa Clara
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Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do Rust jobs in Santa Clara pay?
How much AI work do Rust jobs in Santa Clara involve?
Of the 66 live postings: AI Level 4: 21 (32%); AI Level 3: 9 (14%); AI Level 2: 3 (5%); AI Level 1: 33 (50%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Rust jobs in Santa Clara?
Which other cities have Rust jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (198), Seattle (148), New York (131), Austin (68), Bellevue (35). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Rust jobs in Santa Clara?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: C++ (51), Python (42), AWS (27), Java (23), Kubernetes (13). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Rust jobs in Santa Clara?
By number of live postings: AI engineer (1), Applied scientist (1), Research scientist (1). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Rust in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.