AI Job Salaries 2026
Real salary data from 1073+ job listings. Compare compensation across AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science roles.
$205,000/YR
Median Total Comp
$165,000
25th%
$246,750
75th%
$290,250
90th%
Salaries by Role
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CV Engineer
Research Scientist
NLP Engineer
ML Engineer
AI Engineer
Applied Scientist
Data Scientist
Data Engineer
Data Analyst
MLOps
Salary Comparison
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Median Salary by Role
Based on 320 job listings with salary data
Remote vs On-site Salaries
Remote
160 jobs analyzed
$213,757
Median salary
On-site
453 jobs analyzed
$200,000
Median salary
Based on disclosed salary data from the last 60 days
Median monthly salary trend derived from job listings in the last 6 months
Salary by Location
Based on 393 job listings with salary data
Top Paying AI Companies
Wayve
Anthropic
Tenstorrent
Normal Computing
Pika
Inflection AI
Upstart
OpenAI
Ranked by median salary from disclosed compensation data
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Salary FAQs
Common questions about AI, ML, and Data Science salaries
AI Engineers typically earn between $150K and $300K+ annually, with significant variation based on experience, location, and company size.
- Entry level: $100K - $150K
- Mid level: $150K - $250K
- Senior/Staff: $250K - $400K+
- See detailed data: AI Engineer Salary Guide