# AI Engineer Salary United States: $180k median (2026)

> ai engineer salary United States - based on 1,045 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $180k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $140k - $213k
- **Based on:** 408 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 373 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 109 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 74 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 34 open)
- Legal and accounting activities (division 69, 27 open)
- Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security (division 65, 25 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Capital One (28 open)
- Information Technology Senior Management Forum (11 open)
- Tata Consultancy Services (10 open)
- American Express (10 open)
- LinkedIn (9 open)
- Deloitte (8 open)
- Stealth Startup (8 open)
- Bristol Myers Squibb (8 open)

## Sample live roles

- [AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineer-at-avathon-4378704273) - Avathon - Pleasanton, CA - $110k - $130k
- [AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineer-at-ai-fund-4445149049) - AI Fund - Mountain View, CA - $150,000 - $190,000
- [AI Engineer in ML Data](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineer-in-ml-data-at-logical-intelligence-4445987286) - Logical Intelligence - Lane County, OR
- [Lead AI Engineer (Up to $250,000)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/lead-ai-engineer-up-to-%24250-000-at-attis-4445908895) - Attis - Virginia - $175,000 - $250,000
- [AI Engineer (Python, Machine Learning & Generative AI)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineer-python-machine-learning-generative-ai-at-atc-4445162105) - ATC - Texas
- [AI Engineering Intern](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineering-intern-at-toshiba-global-commerce-solutions-4444862643) - Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions - Frisco, TX
- [Java & AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/java-ai-engineer-at-resolution-technologies-inc-4445148310) - Resolution Technologies, Inc. - Plano, TX
- [Full-Stack AI Engineer at Greylock](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/full-stack-ai-engineer-at-greylock-at-jack-jill-4444892371) - Jack & Jill - San Francisco, CA
- [GenAI engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/genai-engineer-at-quest-global-4445111051) - Quest Global - Houston, TX
- [Applied AI Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/applied-ai-engineer-gtm-growth-engineering-at-a16z-games-4445602473) - A16Z GAMES - San Francisco, CA - $230K – $385K
- [Senior AI Engineer – LLM / Agents](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-ai-engineer-%E2%80%93-llm-agents-at-sb-energy-4418436611) - SB Energy - California
- [Applied AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/applied-ai-engineer-at-newline-4445398932) - newline - Los Angeles, CA - $100,000 - $200,000

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