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Policy, Compliance & Trust and Safety in San Francisco Salary at AI Startups

Base pay from 96 open roles at 37 AI companies that list a salary range. Annual USD.

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25th percentile

$209K

Median

$245K

75th percentile

$281K

Percentiles use the midpoint of each posted range. Lowest posted $99K, highest $570K.

Pay by role

RoleCompanySalary range
Head of Accounting PolicySan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WAAnthropic$385K–$570K
IT Software Architect, SaaS Enablement and GovernanceSan FranciscoOpenAI$266K–$445K
Engineering Manager, Fraud & ComplianceSan FranciscoMercor$250K–$400K
Head of Policy Design, Societal HarmsSan Francisco, CAAnthropic$330K–$395K
Product Manager, Multi-Cloud Trust & SafetySan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WAAnthropic$305K–$385K
Software Engineer - Privacy & ComplianceSan FranciscoOpenAI$230K–$385K
Research Lead, Policy CommunicationsSan FranciscoOpenAI$347K–$385K
Data Scientist, PolicyNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY; Washington, DCAnthropic$285K–$380K
Senior Staff / Staff Software Engineer, Trust & SafetyChicago, IL, USA; San Francisco, CA, USAChime$223K–$373K
Software Engineer, Trust & SafetySan FranciscoSuno Studio$229K–$364K
Global Public PolicySan FranciscoThinking Machines Lab$300K–$360K
Product PolicySan FranciscoThinking Machines Lab$300K–$360K
Director, Government Affairs & Public PolicySan FranciscoHarvey$260K–$350K
Governance, Risk and Compliance LeadSan FranciscoThinking Machines Lab$225K–$350K
Sanctions Compliance LeadSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DCAnthropic$270K–$345K
Security Risk & Compliance, Agent SecuritySan Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$255K–$345K
Security Risk & Compliance, Data Centers & ComputeSan Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Washington, DCAnthropic$270K–$345K
Staff Data Scientist, Trust and SafetySan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$165K–$339K
Senior Staff Regulatory and Compliance Systems EngineerMountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USAWaymo$272K–$336K
Model Policy Manager, Agentic Safety San FranciscoOpenAI$207K–$335K
Senior Product Policy Lead, Regulation San FranciscoOpenAI$302K–$335K
Model Policy Manager, Multimodal SafetySan FranciscoOpenAI$266K–$335K
Model Policy Manager, National SecuritySan FranciscoOpenAI$207K–$335K
Program Manager, Safeguards Policy, Enforcement, and Threat IntelligenceSan Francisco, CAAnthropic$285K–$330K
Research Program Manager, GovernanceSan FranciscoOpenAI$239K–$328K
Sr. Manager, Ads Product PolicySan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$156K–$322K
Senior / Staff Data Scientist, Trust & SafetySan FranciscoSuno Studio$220K–$320K
Integrated Marketing Lead, Brand & PolicySan FranciscoOpenAI$287K–$318K
Associate General Counsel, Privacy & ComplianceAustin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, California, United StatesNeuralink$190K–$316K
Applied AI Architect, International PolicySan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DCAnthropic$240K–$315K
Senior Director, Product ComplianceNew York, NY; Salt Lake City, UT; San Francisco, CAFlex (Financial Services)$252K–$315K
Sr. Staff Software Engineer — Observability, Insights & GovernanceMountain View, California; San Francisco, CaliforniaDatabricks$229K–$314K
Machine Learning Engineer, Trust & SafetyHybrid - San Francisco, New York CityVercel$208K–$312K
Software Engineer, Trust & SafetyHybrid - San Francisco, New York CityVercel$208K–$312K
Model Governance Lead, CreditSan Francisco HQPlaid$208K–$307K
Tax Director, Provision & ComplianceSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WAAnthropic$230K–$300K
Product Manager, Trust & Safety San FranciscoMercor$160K–$300K
Head of Data Science - Identity & ComplianceHybrid - San Francisco, CASocure$250K–$300K
Engineering Manager, Trust & SafetySan FranciscoVapi$264K–$297K
Digital Campaigns, Policy AdvocacySan Francisco, CA | Washington, DCAnthropic$265K–$295K
Policy Communications Manager, Responsible Scaling, Security, and GovernanceSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$265K–$295K
Policy Design Manager, Conventional WeaponsSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DCAnthropic$245K–$285K
Product Policy Manager, Product RiskRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NYAnthropic$245K–$285K
Senior Manager - Data & AI GovernanceSan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within United StatesMercury Technologies$226K–$282K
Engineering Manager, Governance IntelligenceBellevue, Washington; San Francisco, CaliforniaOkta$204K–$281K
Engineering Manager, Okta Identity GovernanceSan Francisco, CaliforniaOkta$204K–$281K
Product Manager, Agent Security & GovernanceSan Francisco, CAGlean$160K–$280K
Trust & Safety Ads Operations Analyst, ProgramsSan FranciscoOpenAI$252K–$280K
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager - FedRAMPSan FranciscoDecagon$190K–$275K
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager - PrivacySan FranciscoDecagon$190K–$275K
Staff Software Engineer - Data GovernanceSan Francisco HQPlaid$208K–$274K
Senior Compliance Program Manager, Political LawSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DCAnthropic$255K–$270K
US Public Sector Compliance, Security GRCSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$255K–$270K
Policy Advocacy - Political ResearchSan Francisco, CAAnthropic$230K–$265K
Policy Research, Strategic AdvisorySan Francisco, CAAnthropic$230K–$265K
GTM Strategy & Operations, PolicySan FranciscoOpenAI$239K–$265K
Head of Growth, Scheme ComplianceNew York; San FranciscoAdyen$195K–$263K
Staff Data Scientist - Trust and SafetySan Francisco, CaliforniaDatabricks$192K–$260K
Lead Compliance Risk Manager, Product Compliance - AISan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United StatesMercury Technologies$208K–$260K
Senior Software Engineer, Trust & SafetyChicago, IL, USA; San Francisco, CA, USAChime$164K–$259K
Senior Staff Software Engineer - AI GovernanceSan Francisco, CaliforniaOneTrust$193K–$257K
Director, Trust & SafetySan FranciscoSuno Studio$195K–$256K
Senior Tax Manager, Provision and ComplianceSan Francisco Office (Second St)Lambda$191K–$255K
Director, Trust & SafetyNew York, NY; San Francisco, CALyft$203K–$254K
Staff Product Manager, ComplianceSan Francisco, CAFastly$211K–$254K
Staff Product Manager, Data Flows and Governance Bellevue; Denver; Irvine; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; San JoseThe Trade Desk$201K–$252K
Security and Compliance ManagerSan Francisco, CASierra$170K–$250K
Compliance Operations ManagerHub - San FranciscoSocure$212K–$250K
Senior Manager - Compliance GovernanceSan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within United StatesMercury Technologies$200K–$250K
Product Marketing Manager, IT Admin and GovernanceSan FranciscoOpenAI$221K–$245K
Federal Compliance ManagerSan Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United StatesFigma$153K–$245K
Product Manager, Trust and SafetyChicago, IL, USA; San Francisco, CA, USAChime$142K–$244K
Asset Compliance Program Lead, HardwareSan FranciscoOpenAI$216K–$240K
Product Manager II, Content ComplianceSan Francisco, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US; Remote, CA, USPinterest$114K–$235K
Senior Product Manager, Trust & Safety, Integrity and FraudSan Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Chicago, ILDoorDash$160K–$235K
GSOC Response & Policy Program SpecialistSan Francisco, CAAnthropic$180K–$230K
Global Vertical Head of Regulatory Compliance – PlatformsSan FranciscoNium$184K–$230K
Product Manager, Privacy & Data GovernanceSan Francisco HQPlaid$176K–$227K
Technical Program Manager, Finance Systems & ComplianceSan Francisco, CaliforniaNotion$133K–$223K
Senior Manager, Strategy & Ops - Sales ComplianceSan Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Washington, DC; Austin, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Boston, MADoorDash$151K–$222K
Governance, Risk & Compliance Analyst San FranciscoPerplexity$200K–$220K
Commercial Policy LeadSan Francisco Bay AreaDiscord$192K–$216K
Sr. Product Manager, Data GovernanceSan Francisco, CaliforniaDatabricks$157K–$215K
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Trust & SafetySan Francisco, CA, USAChime$150K–$208K
Lead, Resilience GovernanceMountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Tempe, AZ, USAWaymo$168K–$207K
Product Manager, ComplianceLivingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Francisco, CA / Bellevue, WACoreWeave$153K–$204K
Senior Compliance Risk Manager - Securities ComplianceSan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within United StatesMercury Technologies$163K–$204K
Compliance EngineerHybrid - San Francisco, CaliforniaOura$172K–$203K
Software Engineer, Trust & SafetyChicago, IL, USA; San Francisco, CA, USAChime$117K–$184K
Compliance AnalystSan FranciscoHarvey$99K–$181K
Security Compliance Lead, FedRAMPSan FranciscoAsana$158K–$180K
Trust & Safety Operations ManagerSan FranciscoSuno Studio$128K–$168K
Security Risk Governance AnalystSan Francisco, CA, USAChime$105K–$145K
Senior Associate, Compliance AdvisoryChicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USAChime$101K–$140K
Senior Associate, Compliance Assurance & TestingChicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USAChime$101K–$140K
ERM Compliance LeadSan Francisco, California, United StatesBrex$111K–$135K
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