Median base salary
$225k
Posted range midpoint
Typical range
$193k–$265k
25th to 75th percentile
Openings with pay
2,348
72% of 3,252 live openings
Companies disclosing
237
From their own postings
Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.
Highest-paying live openings
Sorted by posted rangeAnthropic · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal
Anthropic · United Kingdom · Staff / Principal
Anthropic · United Kingdom · Staff / Principal
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal
SpaceXAI · Palo Alto, CA · Staff / Principal
OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal
Magic · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal
Magic · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal
Methodology
BuildList pulls salary ranges from company applicant tracking systems hourly. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.
Non-USD pay is converted to USD, and hourly, weekly, and monthly pay is annualized. Figures are medians and quartiles of each posting's range midpoint, weighted by currently open roles.
Base salary only. Equity and bonus are excluded. Groups with fewer than 30 salaried openings are withheld.
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