Machine Learning Engineer salary in San Francisco
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
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Machine Learning Engineer pay in San Francisco is measured from 56 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 32 postings put the middle half between $217,025 and $260,000, with a median of $235,750.
By level here, the medians run mid-level $242,500 and senior $235,750.
Against the 9 other measured markets for machine learning engineer at senior, this sits below 2 of them; San Jose leads at $244,000.
105 machine learning engineer roles are open in San Francisco right now, 86 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $209,958 – $273,375 | $242,500 | 24 |
| Senior | $217,025 – $260,000 | $235,750 | 32 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
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 machine learning engineer roles in San Francisco · 86 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $180,000–$359,000scale $100,000–$510,000
Machine Learning Engineer (Mid-Level) Clera · San Francisco New $140,000 today 
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Conversion Core Modeling Pinterest · San Francisco $222,716–$389,753 6d ago Lead Machine Learning Engineer Disney · San Francisco $187,900–$252,000 7d ago Lead Machine Learning Engineer Disney (Disneycareerdc) · San Francisco $187,900–$252,000 7d ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer Pinterest · Remote · US $227,871–$469,147 8d ago 
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, New Verticals Agentic Foundations DoorDash USA · San Francisco $167,800–$246,800 9d ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Fulfillment Planning DoorDash USA · San Francisco $203,500–$299,300 9d ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization DoorDash USA · San Francisco $203,500–$299,300 9d ago 
Staff Machine Learning Engineer Lightfield · San Francisco $220,000–$300,000 9d ago 
Machine Learning Engineer, Implicit Signals OpenAI · San Francisco $381,000–$510,000 9d ago Machine Learning Engineer, Growth OpenAI · San Francisco $381,000–$423,000 9d ago 
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Growth Waymo · San Francisco $175,000–$215,000 9d ago Sr. Machine Learning Engineer Generalmotors · San Francisco $174,900–$250,200 10d ago 
Machine Learning Engineer Hadrian Automation · Torrance $215,000–$359,000 13d ago 
Machine Learning Engineer, Trust & Safety Vercel · San Francisco $208,000–$312,000 13d ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Content Visual AI Pinterest · Remote · US $189,308–$389,753 2w ago Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AI Lila Sciences · Cambridge $252,000–$336,000 2w ago 
Founding Machine Learning Engineer Arcade · San Francisco From $230,000 2w ago PhD University Grad Machine Learning Engineer (USA) Pinterest · San Francisco $174,078–$229,044 3w ago 
Machine Learning Engineer Latent · San Francisco $225,000–$300,000 3w ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Bidding & Pacing Pinterest · San Francisco $222,716–$389,753 3w ago 
Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Action Models ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $273,000–$321,000 4w ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Perception ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $275,000–$321,000 4w ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer - World Models City ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $273,000–$321,000 4w ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Action Models Atoms · San Francisco $273,000–$321,000 4w ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Perception Atoms · San Francisco $275,000–$321,000 4w ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer - World Models City Atoms · San Francisco $273,000–$321,000 4w ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home Ginas Tech Jobs · Remote · US $150,000–$170,000 4w ago Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Required, Work From Home Ginas Tech Jobs · Remote · US $170,000–$200,000 4w ago Machine Learning Engineer, Monetization AI/ML OpenAI · San Francisco $381,000–$555,000 4w ago Machine Learning Engineer, Driver Refinement & Validation, Perception Waymo · Mountain View $175,000–$215,000 4w ago Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Causal Decisioning DoorDash USA · San Francisco $282,100–$414,800 5w ago Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Predictive Planner, Systems Arch Waymo · Mountain View $213,000–$263,000 6w ago 
Staff Machine Learning Engineer Kikoff · San Francisco $336,000–$392,000 6w ago Machine Learning Engineer II, Responsible AI Pinterest · Remote · US $138,905–$285,982 8w ago Machine Learning Engineer, Multimodal Perception and Authentication OpenAI · San Francisco $342,000–$399,000 2mo ago 
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer 6sense · San Francisco $200,349–$260,912 2mo ago 
Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Higgsfield · San Francisco $165,000–$230,000 2mo ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Causal Inference DoorDash USA · San Francisco $203,500–$299,300 2mo ago 
Machine Learning Engineer Lyft · New York $140,800–$176,000 2mo ago Machine Learning Engineer, Fulfillment Lyft · San Francisco $140,800–$176,000 2mo ago 
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Trust Airbnb · San Francisco $200,000–$227,000 2mo ago Machine Learning Engineer, API Multicloud OpenAI · San Francisco $223,000–$423,000 2mo ago 
Machine Learning Engineer, Assistant Quality Glean · San Francisco $180,000–$205,000 2mo ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Waymo · Mountain View $251,000–$310,000 3mo ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Shopping Ads Pinterest · San Francisco $222,716–$389,753 3mo ago Machine Learning Engineer, Maneuvering Tech Waymo · Mountain View $175,000–$215,000 3mo ago Senior Machine Learning Engineer ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $208,000–$263,500 3mo ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $273,000–$345,000 3mo ago Senior Machine Learning Engineer Atoms · San Francisco $208,000–$263,500 3mo ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer Atoms · San Francisco $273,000–$345,000 3mo ago Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Assistance Engineering Airbnb · San Francisco $212,000–$260,000 4mo ago Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, LLM/VLM Model Architecture & Optimization Waymo · Mountain View $298,000–$368,000 4mo ago Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer DoorDash USA · San Francisco $242,800–$357,000 4mo ago 
Machine Learning Engineer PhysicsX · San Francisco $150,000–$190,000 4mo ago Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Consumer DoorDash USA · San Francisco $242,800–$357,000 4mo ago 
Machine Learning Engineer, Frontier Data Products Mercor · San Francisco $180,000–$500,000 4mo ago 
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Voice AI Together AI · San Francisco $220,000–$280,000 5mo ago Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Fleet Monitoring & Response Waymo · San Francisco $213,000–$263,000 5mo ago Machine Learning Engineer, Marketplace Pricing Waymo · MountainView $175,000–$215,000 5mo ago 60 of 105 open roles. All machine learning engineer jobs