Data & AI Jobs at Startups in San Francisco, CA, US
San Francisco has 284 open data and AI roles at 151 early-stage startups, and 33% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 182.5k to 255k, with a median of USD 212.5k. 12 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring data and AI roles in San Francisco
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- 284open roles
- 151startups hiring
- 33%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $213Kmedian pay
- $183Ktypical range: lower
- $255Ktypical range: upper
Based on 168 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 168 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
San Francisco accounts for 30% of United States's 939 open data and AI roles.
Industries
AI and machine learning (120), fintech and payments (27) and biotech and life sciences (24) startups have most of the openings.
What data and AI work involves at an early-stage startup
The data is messy and there is not much of it yet. You build the pipeline, train the model, then explain the result to a founder in plain words. Large employers give you a clean warehouse and one narrow question, while here you pick the question too.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do data and AI jobs in San Francisco pay?
Typically USD 182.5k to 255k a year, with a median of USD 212.5k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring data and AI roles in San Francisco?
Distyl AI (13 roles), Lila Sciences (12) and LatchBio (9) have the most; 151 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
33% of these roles are remote; the rest are in San Francisco.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (46% of those that state a level), and 10% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
12 were posted this week.








