Machine learning engineer pay in San Francisco

Pay stated on current job listings, in USD per year. Hourly rates count 2,080 hours.

$243,500median$204,250–297,450typical range, 25th to 75th percentile203jobs with stated pay72%of 285 listings state pay

  1. 7Under $150k
  2. 34$150k–200k
  3. 68$200k–250k, includes the median
  4. 45$250k–300k
  5. 22$300k–350k
  6. 27$350k and up
  1. Sr Machine Learning Engineer - Consumer IncentivesUberSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$202,000
  2. Staff Machine Learning Engineer - RiskGusto, Inc.San Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, Hybrid$227,000–284,000
  3. Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI InfrastructureWaymoMountain View, NY + 2 moreFull-time · Remote$251,000–310,000
  4. Founding Kernel EngineerLuminalSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$150,000–250,000
  5. Founding EngineerCleraSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$250,000
  6. Machine Learning EngineerRedditSan Francisco, CAPart-time · Hybrid$216,700–303,400
  7. Software Engineer III, AI/ML GenAIGoogleNew York City, NY + 4 moreFull-time · On-site$147,000–210,000
  8. Machine Learning Engineer, Inference & Serving (Speech LLM)IntelliPro Group Inc.San Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$170,000–320,000
  9. Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Growth)DiscordSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$220,000–302,500
  10. Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation RealismWaymoMountain View, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid$298,000–368,000
  11. Founding Engineer, AI/MLCleraSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$130,000–170,000
  12. Founding EngineerBayworksSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$160,000–200,000
  13. Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AdsironSourceMountain View, CA + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$178,700–232,300
  14. Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AdsUnityMountain View, CA + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$178,700–232,300
  15. Senior Engineer II, Machine LearningVirta HealthSan Francisco, NY + 2 moreFull-time · Remote$161,500–232,500
  16. ML Silicon Performance LeadOpenAISan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$287,000–485,000
  17. Senior Machine Learning EngineerCheckrSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Remote$176,000–244,000
  18. Software Engineering Intern, AIML Platform - HP IQHP Inc.San Francisco, CA + 1 moreInternship · On-site$40–50 / hr
  19. Senior Software Engineer, Forecasting & Real-Time OptimizationLyftSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$148,000–185,000
  20. Staff Machine Learning Engineer, HomefeedPinterestSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, Hybrid$189,308–389,753
  21. Robotics Machine Learning EngineerRethink RecruitSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$150,000–200,000
  22. Founding Machine Learning EngineerTaigaSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$350,000–400,000
  23. ML EngineerFreedSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$220,000–300,000
  24. Member of Technical Staff, InfrastructureHarveySan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$230,000–340,000
  25. Member of Technical Staff, Post TrainingProfoundNew York City, NY + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$230,000–325,000
  26. Principal Software Engineer, ML & Media InfraPinterestPalo Alto, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid$285,452–449,541
  27. Member of Technical Staff - ML Platform EngineerPreference ModelSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$180,000–350,000
  28. Machine Learning Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC)Capital OneSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$229,900–262,400
  29. Sr. ML Ops Engineer, Forward-Deployed6senseSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote$191,475–260,830
  30. Staff Machine Learning EngineerPinterestSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote$189,308–389,753
  31. Associate Director/Director, Inference EngineeringLila SciencesSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$204,000–348,000
  32. Model Operations Lead, AI GatewayCloudflareNew York City, NY + 2 moreFull-time · On-site$230,000–317,000
  33. Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Training Infrastructure)PerplexitySan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$220,000–405,000
  34. 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Machine Learning, Driver Refinement FoundationsWaymoSan Francisco, CAInternship · Hybrid$70–85 / hr
  35. Forward Deployed Engineer, Post-TrainingTogether AISan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid, On-site$270,000–300,000
  36. Machine Learning Engineering Technical LeaderCiscoSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Hybrid$216,300–280,800
  37. Machine Learning Engineer 4 - Machine Learning Experiences (MLX)Capital OneSan Jose, NY + 4 moreFull-time · On-site$179,400–204,700
  38. Machine Learning Engineer 4 - Machine Learning Foundations (MLX)Capital OneSan Jose, NY + 3 moreFull-time · On-site$179,400–204,700
  39. Machine Learning Engineer, ScenesWaymoMountain View, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Remote$175,000–215,000
  40. Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI RuntimeDatabricksMountain View, CA + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$228,600–342,800
  41. Staff Machine Learning EngineerHiveSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$200,000–300,000
  42. Senior Machine Learning EngineerHiveSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$160,000–250,000
  43. Machine Learning ManagerHiveSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$180,000–250,000
  44. Machine Learning EngineerHiveSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$120,000–180,000
  45. Director, Machine Learning Engineer, ContentSnap Inc.Palo Alto, CA + 3 moreFull-time · On-site$334,000–500,000
  46. Engineering Manager, PersonalizationDoorDashSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$193,800–285,000
  47. Mid-Level AI & Machine Learning EngineerFieldwireSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$170,000–195,000
  48. Software Engineer, TPU CompilersOpenAISan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$380,000–500,000
  49. Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Government (IL5)Uare.aiSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Hybrid$180,000–250,000
  50. Principal Engineer - ML / AI – Foundation ModelsUberSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$302,000
  51. Member of Technical Staff - AI/ML Infrastructure Engineer, RL Post-trainingPreference ModelSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$200,000–350,000
  52. Member of Technical Staff - Machine Learning CapabilitiesPreference ModelSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$200,000–350,000
  53. Multimodal EngineerNoriSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, On-site$130,000–200,000
  54. Software Engineer, Machine LearningScopelySan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$165,131–180,946
  55. Machine Learning Engineer/Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Devops, AI for Drug DiscoveryGenentechNew York City, NY + 2 moreFull-time · On-site$147,600–274,000
  56. Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineer (People Leader)Capital OneNew York City, NY + 2 moreFull-time · On-site$229,900–262,400
  57. Harness LeadAutumnSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$180,000–220,000
  58. Staff AI/ML EngineerChimeSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$246,000–340,000
  59. Senior Software Engineer - ML InfrastructureClaryoSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$170,000–190,000
  60. Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure (MDX)DoorDashSan Francisco, CA + 2 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$130,600–192,000
  61. Member of Technical Staff, Model Capabilities (Full-Stack/Front-end)TypeSafe AISan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$150,000–250,000
  62. Sr Machine Learning Engineer- Maps OptimizationUberSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$202,000
  63. Staff Machine Learning EngineerAltanaSan Francisco, WA + 2 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid$205,000–240,000
  64. Senior Staff Machine Learning EngineerAltanaSan Francisco, WA + 2 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid$250,000–295,000
  65. Staff Machine Learning EngineerPinterestSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, Hybrid$227,871–469,147
  66. Software Engineer, ML Accelerators, DeepMindGoogleMountain View, CA + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$174,000–252,000
  67. Lead Machine Learning EngineerSalesforceSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$172,500–260,100
  68. Senior Machine Learning Engineer, GrowthWaymoSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid$175,000–215,000
  69. Staff Software Engineer, Machine LearningDoorDashSan Francisco, NY + 3 moreFull-time · Hybrid$203,500–299,300
  70. Staff Machine Learning Engineer, PersonalizationDoorDashSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Hybrid$203,500–299,300
  71. Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Fulfillment PlanningDoorDashSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$203,500–299,300
  72. Senior Software Engineer, Machine LearningDoorDashSan Francisco, NY + 2 moreFull-time · Hybrid$167,800–246,800
  73. Senior Machine Learning Engineer, New Verticals Agentic FoundationsDoorDashSan Francisco, NY + 3 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid$167,800–246,800
  74. Senior Machine Learning Engineer, DriveDoorDashSan Francisco, CA + 2 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$137,100–299,300
  75. Machine Learning Engineer, Implicit SignalsOpenAISan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$381,000–510,000
  76. Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Risk and TrustUberSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$232,000
  77. Machine Learning Engineer — Applied AI & AgentsCotoolSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$150,000–300,000
  78. Senior Software Engineer, AI interactions, XRGoogleSan Jose, CA + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$174,000–252,000
  79. Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Platform Integrity Engineering, Level 7Snap Inc.San Francisco, NY + 4 moreFull-time · Hybrid$276,000–414,000
  80. AI Software EngineerGallatin AIPalo Alto, NY + 4 moreFull-time · On-site$80,000–210,000
  81. Machine Learning EngineerHandshakeSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$150,000–189,000
  82. Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Content Visual AIPinterestSan Francisco, NY + 2 moreFull-time · Remote$189,308–389,753
  83. Software Engineer, ML Serving PlatformDoorDashSan Francisco, CA + 2 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$130,600–192,000
  84. Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform - Gen AIDoorDashSan Francisco, CA + 2 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$130,600–192,000
  85. Senior / Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AILila SciencesSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$180,000–298,000
  86. Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AILila SciencesSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$252,000–336,000
  87. Director, Machine Learning Engineering, Ads QualityPinterestPalo Alto, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Hybrid$314,580–550,515
  88. Director AI Engineering (Remote Eligible)Capital OneNew York City, NY + 3 moreFull-time · Remote$244,700–279,200
  89. Engineer, InferenceSierraSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$230,000–390,000
  90. Machine Learning EngineerOpenMindSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$130,000–180,000
  91. Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Credit & UnderwritingAdyenSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$212,000–293,000
  92. Founding Machine Learning EngineerArcadeSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$230,000
  93. Senior Perception EngineerAtomicSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$220,000–260,000
  94. Tech Lead Manager, Machine Learning, Growth and MarketingChimeSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, On-site$199,000–275,000
  95. ML Engineer, ProductMach9San Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$180,000–300,000
  96. Machine Learning Engineer, Level 5Snap Inc.Palo Alto, NY + 3 moreFull-time · Hybrid, On-site$209,000–313,000
  97. Machine Learning Engineer, Level 4Snap Inc.Palo Alto, NY + 3 moreFull-time · On-site$173,000–259,000
  98. Manager II, Machine Learning Engineering-Content FoundationPinterestSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, Hybrid$222,716–389,753
  99. PhD University Grad Machine Learning Engineer (USA)PinterestSan Francisco, CA + 2 moreFull-time · Hybrid$174,078–229,044
  100. Master's University Grad Machine Learning Engineer 2027 (USA)PinterestSan Francisco, NY + 3 moreFull-time · Hybrid$146,000–196,000
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