Pay · Data and AI
AI Engineer pay
AI Engineer roles post $180k–$250k a year: the middle of 563 open listings with a yearly US-dollar range. 61% of open listings post a pay range.
$180k–$250ka year · 563 posted ranges
By level
What each level of AI Engineer posts
Mid-level$135k–$192k7 listings
Senior$179k–$240k181 listings
Staff$200k–$277k132 listings
Principal$240k–$285k25 listings
Levels come from the listing's title. Listings whose title doesn't name a level count only in the overall range.
By company
Where the posted ranges run highest
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Newest AI Engineer roles with pay
Datacenter & Agentic AI Workload Performance Analysis EngineerTenstorrent$100k–$500kSanta Clara, California, United StatesStaff Product Engineer, Enterprise AIMozilla$185k–$220kStaffRemote USPrincipal Engineer, AI SecurityLila Sciences$252k–$374kPrincipalCambridge, MA USAAssociate Value Engineer (AI-Driven Data Science & Analytics) - Orbit ProgramCelonis$90k–$95kNew York, US, New YorkSenior Software Engineer- AI for RTL Design & Formal VerificationAstera Labs$161k–$200kSeniorSan Jose, California, United StatesSenior AI Security EngineerSamsara$158k–$239kSeniorRemote - SeattleSenior Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Core AI Automation)Coinbase$186k–$219kSeniorRemote - USASenior AI Engineer, EnterpriseSnowflake$156k–$224kSeniorUS-CA-Menlo Park
In short
Questions people ask
- How much do AI Engineer roles pay?
- AI Engineer roles post $180k–$250k a year: the middle of 563 open listings with a yearly US-dollar range.
- How much do mid-level AI Engineer roles pay?
- Mid-level AI Engineer roles post $135k–$192k a year: the middle of 7 open listings with a yearly US-dollar range.
- How much do senior AI Engineer roles pay?
- Senior AI Engineer roles post $179k–$240k a year: the middle of 181 open listings with a yearly US-dollar range.
- How much do staff AI Engineer roles pay?
- Staff AI Engineer roles post $200k–$277k a year: the middle of 132 open listings with a yearly US-dollar range.
- How much do principal AI Engineer roles pay?
- Principal AI Engineer roles post $240k–$285k a year: the middle of 25 open listings with a yearly US-dollar range.
Method
Where these numbers come from
These numbers come from the 1,158 open AI Engineer listings on company job boards, counting each job once even when it's posted for several cities. Each range is the middle bottom and middle top of the yearly US-dollar ranges those listings post. Nothing here is self-reported, and it updates every day.
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