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Member of Technical Staff · San Francisco, CA

Member of Technical Staff in San Francisco, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 426 certified H-1B applications for Member of Technical Staff roles in San Francisco, CA between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $220,000, 16% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$220,000
Middle half earn
$187,574 to $315,000
Top 10% earn over
$355,000
Certified filings
426

Pay by employer
Anthropic, PBC106$226,138+3%$187,574 – $320,000
Thinking Machines Lab Inc.32$194,834−11%$183,591 – $213,512
OpenAI OpCo, LLC30$310,000+41%$295,000 – $385,000
Anthropic, PBC d/b/a Anthropic, Inc.27$320,000+45%$300,000 – $320,000
Amazon.com Services LLC22$270,000+23%$199,046 – $313,750
Reflection AI, Inc.17$213,512−3%$171,621 – $213,512
Cartesia AI, Inc.14$282,500+28%$230,000 – $330,000
World Labs Technologies, Inc.10$232,500+6%$201,579 – $250,000
Perplexity AI, Inc.9$213,512−3%$206,315 – $215,197
Hooglee Corp.8$275,000+25%$257,500 – $292,500
WaveForms AI, Inc.7$300,000+36%$290,000 – $365,000
Impossible, Inc.5$209,082−5%$209,082 – $209,082
Magic AI, Inc.5$213,512−3%$213,512 – $300,000
Cohere US, Inc.4$262,500+19%$246,250 – $287,625
FL2024-008, Inc.4$352,500+60%$311,250 – $403,750
Fleet AI, Inc.4$470,000+114%$336,250 – $595,000
Arena Intelligence Inc.4$265,000+20%$226,250 – $300,000
Botco, Inc.4$275,000+25%$263,750 – $281,250
Caliber Labs, PBC4$213,512−3%$207,028 – $213,512
Letta Inc.3$96,678−56%$96,678 – $126,142
Grafton Biosciences, Inc.3$250,000+14%$230,000 – $250,000
Databricks, Inc.3$187,741−15%$187,741 – $187,741
DepthFirst AI, Inc.3$265,000+20%$237,500 – $307,500
11x AI Inc.3$180,000−18%$175,000 – $195,000
1mind AI, Inc.3$225,000+2%$212,500 – $227,500
Echelon Technologies, Corp.3$187,574−15%$187,574 – $187,574
Physical Intelligence (PI), Inc.3$180,000−18%$157,070 – $212,500
Latent, Inc.3$161,637−27%$160,818 – $174,606
Inferact, Inc.3$280,000+27%$244,541 – $320,000
Merlin AI, Inc.2$267,500+22%$243,750 – $291,250

By experience level
Level I26$168,318$135,700
Level II101$295,000$161,640
Level III123$190,000$187,570
Level IV171$245,000$213,510

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for San Francisco, CA.

By year
202315$300,000
202464$317,500
2025143$226,138
2026204$209,082

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-23Preconfigured, Inc.$165,000III
2026-06-23OpenAI OpCo, LLC$250,000III
2026-06-23Thinking Machines Lab Inc.$133,952II
2026-06-19Anysphere, Inc.$194,834IV
2026-06-19Valkai Incorporated$245,000II
2026-06-18Amazon.com Services LLC$270,000IV
2026-06-15The San Francisco AI Factory, Inc.$187,574III
2026-06-15Reflection AI, Inc.$213,512IV
2026-06-15Thinking Machines Lab Inc.$194,834IV
2026-06-12DepthFirst AI, Inc.$265,000IV
2026-06-12OpenAI OpCo, LLC$470,000IV
2026-06-12Artificial Analysis, Inc.$135,000II
2026-06-10Preconfigured, Inc.$195,000III
2026-06-10FL2024-008, Inc.$300,000II
2026-06-09Amazon.com Services LLC$220,000II
2026-06-09Arena Intelligence Inc.$230,000III
2026-06-08HarborCo Inc$300,000II
2026-06-08Thinking Machines Lab Inc.$187,574III
2026-06-05Letta Inc.$96,678I
2026-06-05Magic AI, Inc.$370,000IV
2026-06-05Regulis LLC$200,000III
2026-06-04Regulis LLC$180,000III
2026-06-03UniversalAGI, Inc.$172,000II
2026-06-01Amazon.com Services LLC$275,000IV
2026-06-01Amazon.com Services LLC$310,000IV

The 25 most recent of 426. Every filing is on the San Francisco, CA and Member of Technical Staff pages.

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