AI Engineer salary — what open roles actually disclose
Across 1,421 open AI Engineer roles tracked as of 2026-08-10, 19% disclose a salary range. Among USD/year roles that do (n=27), the median band is $158,000–$215,000 (midpoint ≈ $186,500), with the middle 50% spanning $132,500–$245,000.
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 2026-08-10. How we measure.
Who's hiring AI Engineers
Most open AI Engineer roles right now, by company:
- Anthropic 21
- Mistral AI 19
- Neura Robotics 18
- Figure AI 14
- Articul8 12
- GitLab 9
- Clera 9
- Grafana Labs 9
Browse open AI Engineer roles by niche: AI/ML.
Common questions
How much does an AI Engineer make?
Of 1,421 open AI Engineer roles, 268 disclose pay in some form; 27 are quoted in USD/year (a sample of 27, n≥20). The median band is $158,000–$215,000 (midpoint ≈ $186,500), with the middle 50% spanning $132,500–$245,000, as of 2026-08-10. Employer-reported, never inferred.
How many AI Engineer jobs disclose salary?
19% of 1,421 open AI Engineer roles disclose a salary range (268 of 1,421), as of 2026-08-10.
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