The median starting salary is $180,000 a year, measured on the 53 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Vector databases jobs in San Francisco: 68 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name vector databases 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
- 68
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 51
- remote
- 17
- median starting salary
- $180,000
San Francisco, CA; New York, NY4mo
San Francisco, CA; New York, NY4mo
San Francisco, CA; New York, NYRemote1mo
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San Francisco, CA; New York, NY1mo
openaiclaudecopilot+4
$180k-$350kSan Francisco, California3mo
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$200k-$280kSan FranciscoRemote4mo
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$170k-$215kSan Francisco, CA3w
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CAD 175k-CAD 385kSan FranciscoRemote3w
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$182k-$242kSunnyvale, CA / San Francisco, CA1mo
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New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY2mo
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$320k-$485kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA2mo
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$218k-$365kCalifornia - San FranciscoRemote1w
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AI level of Vector databases jobs in San Francisco
- AI Level 430 (44%)
- AI Level 321 (31%)
- AI Level 23 (4%)
- AI Level 114 (21%)
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Common questions
How much do Vector databases jobs in San Francisco pay?
How much AI work do Vector databases jobs in San Francisco involve?
Of the 68 live postings: AI Level 4: 30 (44%); AI Level 3: 21 (31%); AI Level 2: 3 (4%); AI Level 1: 14 (21%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Vector databases jobs in San Francisco?
Which other cities have Vector databases jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (50), San Jose (18), Santa Clara (15), Seattle (10), Bengaluru (57). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Vector databases jobs in San Francisco?
Which roles are open in Vector databases jobs in San Francisco?
By number of live postings: Forward deployed engineer (6), Solutions architect (3), AI engineer (2), AI product manager (1). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Vector databases in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.