Staff AI researcher salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for staff AI research jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $263K a year, from 60 open jobs at 35 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $237K to $313K. One job in ten has posted pay above $333K.
- Median posted base pay
- $263K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $237K to $313K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $208K to $333K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 60
- Companies
- 35
AI researcher pay by level in the San Francisco Bay Area
Posted base pay for AI research jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area, by the level in the job title. This page is about the staff level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Level not stated539 jobs$250K$200K to $300K
- Senior77 jobs$208K$172K to $268K
- Staff60 jobs$263K$237K to $313K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $165K | $200K | $250K | $300K | $425K | 539 |
| Senior | $114K | $172K | $208K | $268K | $300K | 77 |
| Staff | $208K | $237K | $263K | $313K | $333K | 60 |
Top-paying companies for staff AI research jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for staff AI research jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Anthropic$675K5 jobs
- 2The Voleon Group$263K8 jobs
- Company salaries:
- Anthropic
- The Voleon Group
Related pay pages
Open jobs
Other levels in the San Francisco Bay Area
Other places
Other job types in the San Francisco Bay Area
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How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.