The median starting salary is $176,800 a year, measured on the 620 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
SQL jobs in San Francisco: 755 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name SQL 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
- 755
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 282
- remote
- 271
- median starting salary
- $176,800
$177k-$239kUS, CA, San Francisco3mo
$170k-$240kSan Francisco, CA3mo
databricks
$195k-$268kSF or Remote (US/Canada)Remote1w
claudecursorclaude-code+3
$285k-$380kNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; Seattle, WA1w
dbtbigqueryworkday+1
$142k-$212kSan Francisco, CA2w
claysiempython+1
$164k-$226kNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA2mo
AI level of SQL jobs in San Francisco
- AI Level 487 (12%)
- AI Level 3195 (26%)
- AI Level 286 (11%)
- AI Level 1387 (51%)
Companies hiring for SQL in San Francisco
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Common questions
How much do SQL jobs in San Francisco pay?
How much AI work do SQL jobs in San Francisco involve?
Of the 755 live postings: AI Level 4: 87 (12%); AI Level 3: 195 (26%); AI Level 2: 86 (11%); AI Level 1: 387 (51%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for SQL jobs in San Francisco?
By number of live postings: Anthropic (71), OpenAI (52), Waymo (41), Databricks (37), Sigma Computing (37). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have SQL jobs?
Which skills come up most in SQL jobs in San Francisco?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (423), LLM (165), Machine learning (141), AI agents (121), AWS (121). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in SQL jobs in San Francisco?
By number of live postings: Data scientist (85), Data engineer (32), Machine learning engineer (22), AI product manager (17), Forward deployed engineer (9). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names SQL in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.