AI Research salary in Sunnyvale
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 20, 2026
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AI Research pay in Sunnyvale is measured from 17 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 10 postings put the middle half between $216,488 and $295,150, with a median of $244,250.
Against the 8 other measured markets for AI research at senior, this sits below 3 of them; San Francisco leads at $250,750.
1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
39 AI research roles are open in Sunnyvale right now, 31 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $195,000 – $300,000 | $274,500 | 7hint |
| Senior | $216,488 – $295,150 | $244,250 | 10 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open AI research roles in Sunnyvale · 31 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $140,000–$423,000scale $80,000–$600,000
AI Research Scientist- Multimodal Foundational Models Bosch Group · Sunnyvale $165,000–$195,000 10d ago 
Staff Applied Scientist LinkedIn · Sunnyvale $175,000–$287,000 2w ago 
Machine Learning Engineer — Pre-training (LLM) Institute of Foundation Models · Sunnyvale $150,000–$450,000 2w ago Research Scientist- Robotics AI Bosch Group · Sunnyvale $165,000–$185,000 3w ago Senior Research Scientist- Robotics AI Bosch Group · Sunnyvale $185,000–$215,000 3w ago Research Scientist- Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models Bosch Group · Sunnyvale $165,000–$185,000 3w ago Senior Research Scientist- Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models Bosch Group · Sunnyvale $185,000–$215,000 3w ago 
Robot Learning Engineer - Manipulation Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $150,000–$300,000 4w ago Research Scientist – World Modeling, Data Institute of Foundation Models · Sunnyvale $150,000–$400,000 6w ago 
Principal AI Researcher, Sight Lab Dolby Laboratories · Sunnyvale $250,900–$350,500 7w ago Research Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $140,000–$200,000 2mo ago Senior Machine Learning Perception Engineer - Fallback Driving System Generalmotors · Remote · US $170,600–$261,300 2mo ago Research Scientist - 3D Vision and Generation, Self-Driving Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $126,000–$423,000 3mo ago Perception Engineer - Offroad Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $180,000–$250,000 3mo ago Staff Perception Engineer – Robotics knightscope · Sunnyvale $240,000–$275,000 3mo ago Research Scientist - Vision Language Model Institute of Foundation Models · Sunnyvale $150,000–$450,000 4mo ago Machine Learning Engineer – World Model Institute of Foundation Models · Sunnyvale $150,000–$450,000 5mo ago Research Scientist - The Diffusion LLM Team Institute of Foundation Models · Sunnyvale $150,000–$400,000 5mo ago 
Senior Data Scientist, Research Engineer Crusoe · San Francisco $166,000–$200,000 7mo ago Research Engineer - Reinforcement Learning, Self-Driving Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $126,000–$423,000 8mo ago Research Engineer - 3D Vision and Generation, Self-Driving Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $126,000–$423,000 8mo ago Research Scientist - World-Action Foundation Model, Robotics Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $126,000–$423,000 1y ago Research Engineer - Robotic Hardware, Simulation and Data Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $126,000–$423,000 1y ago Research Engineer - Robot Learning Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $126,000–$423,000 1y ago Research Scientist - Reinforcement Learning Institute of Foundation Models · Sunnyvale $150,000–$450,000 1y ago Research Scientist - World Modeling Institute of Foundation Models · Sunnyvale $150,000–$450,000 1y ago Research Scientist - NLP Institute of Foundation Models · Sunnyvale $150,000–$450,000 1y ago Research Engineer - AI/RL Infrastructure Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $126,000–$423,000 2y ago Research Scientist - Reinforcement Learning, Robotics Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $126,000–$423,000 2y ago 
Senior Systems Research Engineer – Embodied AI & Robotics Intuitive · Sunnyvale $216,488–$295,150e 9d ago Principal Systems Research Engineer Intuitive · Sunnyvale $216,488–$295,150e 3w ago Clinical Research Engineer - Future Forward Intuitive · Sunnyvale $195,000–$300,000e 6w ago Sr. Clinical Research Engineer - Future Forward Intuitive · Sunnyvale $216,488–$295,150e 7w ago Senior AI/ML Research Engineer – Model development Intuitive · Sunnyvale $216,488–$295,150e 4mo ago Research Intern - Reinforcement Learning, Robotics Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale Pay not stated 8mo ago Research Intern - World-Action Foundation Model, Robotics Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale Pay not stated 8mo ago Research Intern - Reinforcement Learning, Self-Driving Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale Pay not stated 2y ago