Ai Engineer Salary

How much does a ai engineer make? Real compensation data updated February 2026.

$168,372

Average Min

$232,288

Average Max

$228,828

Median Salary

$621,500

Top Salary

Entry level: $189,159

Senior level: $270,000

Top earners: $305,000

Related Ai Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

Principal AI/ML Engineer - AdTech

3 open positions

$300,000 - $400,000

salary range

Principal AI Engineer

2 open positions

$250,000 - $350,000

salary range

Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform

2 open positions

$200,000 - $300,000

salary range

Senior AI/ML Engineer II

5 open positions

$216,600 - $275,600

salary range

Staff Software Engineer, AI

3 open positions

$200,267 - $265,000

salary range

Lead AI Engineer

3 open positions

$181,400 - $273,667

salary range

Senior Applied AI Engineer

4 open positions

$185,250 - $263,750

salary range

Staff AI Engineer

4 open positions

$185,500 - $232,750

salary range

Senior Product Security Engineer (AI/ML)

3 open positions

$159,767 - $225,650

salary range

AI/ML Engineer

3 open positions

$138,333 - $240,000

salary range

Ai Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How ai engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$246,655

average max salary

Range: $183,287 - $246,655

Based on 275 jobs

Top Paying Companies for Ai Engineers

Companies offering the highest ai engineer salaries based on their job listings.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

3 ai engineer jobs

$296,667 - $426,100

salary range

Roblox

3 ai engineer jobs

$299,817 - $357,547

salary range

PitchBook Data

4 ai engineer jobs

$252,500 - $328,750

salary range

Zeta Global

7 ai engineer jobs

$235,714 - $328,571

salary range

Harvey

6 ai engineer jobs

$232,833 - $301,333

salary range

DigitalOcean

5 ai engineer jobs

$216,600 - $275,600

salary range

Cribl

5 ai engineer jobs

$215,000 - $257,000

salary range

Quizlet 2

5 ai engineer jobs

$200,472 - $270,720

salary range

Scale AI

10 ai engineer jobs

$203,900 - $263,500

salary range

Crusoe

7 ai engineer jobs

$204,429 - $247,000

salary range

Ai Engineer Salary by Region

Compare ai engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

Europe

2 jobs

$170,000 - $255,000

salary range

North America

264 jobs

$172,216 - $240,388

salary range

Worldwide

240 jobs

$165,535 - $224,757

salary range

Asia

2 jobs

$132,500 - $187,500

salary range

Latin America

2 jobs

$50,000 - $120,000

salary range

Ai Engineer Salary by Industry

How ai engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

313 jobs

$171,116 - $236,121

salary range

Data

183 jobs

$165,490 - $229,572

salary range

Sales

11 jobs

$152,755 - $197,673

salary range

Support

3 jobs

$91,333 - $109,000

salary range

Product

1 jobs

$240,000 - $280,000

salary range

Recent Ai Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest ai engineer job postings with published compensation.

Sr. AI Platform Engineer

LendingTree • Remote

$120,000 - $165,000

Founding AI Engineer ($130k-$200k + Equity) at Fast-growing Healthtech AI startup

Jack Jill External Ats • Remote

$130,000 - $200,000

Senior AI Engineer

Sierra Studio • Remote

$120,000 - $150,000

AI CAD Engineer

Atomic Machines • Emeryville, California

$210,000 - $260,000

AI Engineer

Precision Medicine Group • Remote, United States

$133,500 - $165,000

Senior AI Engineer

Procurify • Remote

$122,000 - $167,000

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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual ai engineer job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

USD Based

All figures in US Dollars, annual.