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AI Engineering salaries in United States
AI Engineering professionals in United States earn $161–249.5K per year on average, based on 21 jobs. AI Engineering roles in United States pay 17% above the board-wide average of $140.7–211.6K for AI Engineering jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $142.1–214.5K for Mid-level roles up to $165.4–257.8K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$161–249.5K
Based on 21 jobs · 17% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$140K
Average
$205.3K
75th percentile
$300K
AI Engineering salaries by seniority in United States
AI Engineering salaries in United States range from $142.1–214.5K for Mid-level roles to $165.4–257.8K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $142.1–214.5K | 4 | +1% |
| Senior | $165.4–257.8K | 17 | +20% |
Other top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States beyond AI Engineering, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $143.5–222.3K · 85 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $147.8–227.6K · 57 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $162.9–252.8K · 46 jobs
Cloud Engineering
Avg. $129.6–184.6K · 37 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $158.2–238.4K · 36 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $160.8–245.7K · 31 jobs
Top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $144.2–218.2K · 216 jobs
AWS
Avg. $144.5–215.6K · 120 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $144.3–215.2K · 85 jobs
SQL
Avg. $132.4–195K · 76 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $140.7–238.4K · 76 jobs
Docker
Avg. $140.6–207.4K · 68 jobs
Other locations for AI Engineering
Compare AI Engineering salaries in other locations.
California
Avg. $156.8–269.6K · 7 jobs
New York
Avg. $181.4–240K · 7 jobs
New York, NY
Avg. $192.5–260K · 4 jobs
Palo Alto, CA
Avg. $175.7–310K · 3 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $139.5–238.7K · 3 jobs
AI Engineering salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.