AI Engineer salary — what open roles actually disclose
Across 2,652 open AI Engineer roles tracked as of 2026-10-14, 12% disclose a salary range. Among USD/year roles that do (n=24), the median band is $159,300–$219,623 (midpoint ≈ $189,461), with the middle 50% spanning $107,500–$250,000.
Employer-reported, taken directly from live AI Engineer postings on Greenhouse / Lever / Ashby across every niche — never inferred or estimated. "Disclosed" means the posting stated a salary range. Sample size (n) is shown for every figure; we don't publish a number below n=20. As of 2026-10-14. How we measure.
Who's hiring AI Engineers
Most open AI Engineer roles right now, by company:
- Capitalone Wd12 Capital One 50
- OpenAI 42
- Anthropic 33
- Mistral AI 29
- Boschgroup 18
- Nvidia Wd5 Nvidiaexternalcareersite 15
- Paloaltonetworks Wd5 Panwexternalcareers 14
Browse open AI Engineer roles by niche: AI/ML.
Common questions
How much does an AI Engineer make?
Of 2,652 open AI Engineer roles, 314 disclose pay in some form; 24 are quoted in USD/year (a sample of 24, n≥20). The median band is $159,300–$219,623 (midpoint ≈ $189,462), with the middle 50% spanning $107,500–$250,000, as of 2026-10-14. Employer-reported, never inferred.
How many AI Engineer jobs disclose salary?
12% of 2,652 open AI Engineer roles disclose a salary range (314 of 2,652), as of 2026-10-14.
Salary is disclosed on a minority of postings, so these reflect the transparent slice of the market — not every role. See which companies disclose pay · ← all tech salaries by role