OpenAI machine learning engineer salary in San Francisco

OpenAI's machine learning engineer postings in San Francisco, California stated a median base salary of $402K. Its typical stated range was $342K to $455K, across 9 postings from the last year.

OpenAIEvery machine learning engineer posting in San Francisco

Median
$402K
Typical stated range
$342K–$455K
Postings
9

That is 65% above the median of 106 machine learning engineer postings in San Francisco ($243K).

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Base pay OpenAI stated in its own US job postings, first seen since November 2025, one posting per title, at the midpoint of each range. The typical range is the middle of the low ends and of the high ends it stated. These are pay ranges in job ads, not what anyone was paid. Updated . How we count