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AI Engineer in San Francisco, CA

Job title · San Francisco, California

Job title as filed
AI Engineer
City
San Francisco, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
46
Median offered wage
$170,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$170,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "AI Engineer" and a worksite in San Francisco.

Applications by fiscal year

1428FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1428FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20221
FY20231
FY20245
FY202511
FY2026*28
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
31
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Distyl AI, Inc.6
  2. Defaked, Inc.4
  3. Jeeva AI, Inc.2
  4. The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.2
  5. Labelbox, Inc.2
  6. Together Computer, Inc.2
  7. Apiphany Corporation2
  8. Kaliber Labs, Inc.2
  9. Sonus Software Solutions Inc1
  10. Brex LLC1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $170,000; middle half $136,000 to $210,000 · median prevailing wage $155,605 (marker) · 45 applications.

$100k$135k$170k$205k$240k
$100k$135k$170k$205k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I13
  2. Level II18
  3. Level III8
  4. Level IV7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "AI Engineer" appears on 636 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 383 employers for worksites in 223 cities; the median offered wage is $122,720, so the median in San Francisco is 38.5% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
636
Employers nationwide
383
Cities with filings
223
National median offered wage
$122,720
Share of national filings in San Francisco
7.2%
Cities with the most applications for AI Engineer
  1. New York City, NY51
  2. San Francisco, CA46
  3. Palo Alto, CA22
  4. San Jose, CA20
  5. Dallas, TX14
  6. Chicago, IL13
  7. Alpharetta, GA13
  8. Houston, TX12
  9. Plano, TX12
  10. Atlanta, GA11
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The San Francisco job market

San Francisco has 62,593 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 16,467 job titles and 6,403 employers; "AI Engineer" ranks #132 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in San Francisco, all job titles
62,593
Job titles filed
16,467
Rank of AI Engineer in San Francisco
132
Median offered wage in San Francisco, all job titles
$167,000
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in San Francisco
  1. Software Engineer5,831
  2. Senior Software Engineer2,179
  3. Associate727
  4. Staff Software Engineer723
  5. Software Engineering Smts719
  6. Data Scientist702
  7. Product Manager678
  8. Postdoctoral Scholar642
  9. Engineering Manager520
  10. Member of Technical Staff517
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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