Ai Staff Engineer Salary

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

$198,090

Average Min

$264,604

Average Max

$250,000

Median Salary

$413,160

Top Salary

Entry level: $230,625

Senior level: $297,133

Top earners: $331,625

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Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

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Ai Staff Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How ai staff engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$264,604

average max salary

Range: $198,090 - $264,604

Based on 85 jobs

Top Paying Companies for Ai Staff Engineers

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

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

3 ai staff engineer jobs

$241,667 - $342,867

salary range

Faire

2 ai staff engineer jobs

$242,000 - $332,750

salary range

XPENG

3 ai staff engineer jobs

$212,940 - $360,360

salary range

Scale AI

2 ai staff engineer jobs

$248,400 - $310,500

salary range

Harvey

2 ai staff engineer jobs

$238,000 - $312,000

salary range

Amplitude

2 ai staff engineer jobs

$217,000 - $327,000

salary range

Quizlet 2

3 ai staff engineer jobs

$216,160 - $291,333

salary range

Zeta Global

2 ai staff engineer jobs

$200,000 - $300,000

salary range

Crusoe

2 ai staff engineer jobs

$218,500 - $264,500

salary range

Peregrine Technologies

3 ai staff engineer jobs

$200,000 - $275,000

salary range

Ai Staff Engineer Salary by Region

Compare ai staff engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

45 jobs

$202,725 - $274,714

salary range

Worldwide

40 jobs

$192,875 - $253,230

salary range

Ai Staff Engineer Salary by Industry

How ai staff engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

56 jobs

$195,986 - $261,109

salary range

Data

28 jobs

$201,658 - $270,437

salary range

Sales

1 jobs

$216,000 - $297,000

salary range

Recent Ai Staff Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest ai staff engineer job postings with published compensation.

Staff AI Engineer

Procurify • Remote

$182,000 - $220,000

Staff Software Engineer, Cribl AI

Cribl • Remote - United States

$225,000 - $265,000

Staff AI Engineer

LinkedIn • Sunnyvale

$170,000 - $277,000

Staff AI Engineer

You.com • San Francisco (Remote)

$200,000 - $290,000

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI Product and Platform

Betterup • Remote

$228,000 - $313,500

Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML

Maven Clinic • New York, NY; Remote, US (Hub cities)

$220,000 - $300,000

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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual ai staff engineer job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

USD Based

All figures in US Dollars, annual.