Principal AI Engineer - San Francisco Bay Area
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San Francisco, CA · $200k–$320k a year · Posted October 26, 2026
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This listing pays about $260,000 a year. Across 25 open principal ai engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $190,000 to $255,000 and the median is $225,000. That is 16% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
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...monitoring, privacy, and responsible model use. Partner with engineering, product, security, and business leaders on implementation... ...location The anticipated base salary range across represented Principal AI Engineer searches in San Francisco Bay Area is $200,000 to $3...