# AI Engineer Salary Senior: $185k median (2026)

> senior ai engineer salary - based on 611 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $185k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $150k - $212k
- **Based on:** 198 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 251 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 66 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 42 open)
- Legal and accounting activities (division 69, 19 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 17 open)
- Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (division 28, 14 open)

## Top companies hiring

- PwC (10 open)
- NVIDIA (9 open)
- Stealth Startup (8 open)
- American Express (6 open)
- Mastercard (6 open)
- Haystack (5 open)
- tryjeeves (5 open)
- SpaceX (5 open)

## Sample live roles

- [AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineer-at-ai-fund-4445149049) - AI Fund - Mountain View, CA - $150,000 - $190,000
- [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
- [Java & AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/java-ai-engineer-at-resolution-technologies-inc-4445148310) - Resolution Technologies, Inc. - Plano, TX
- [AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineer-at-scalr-4442843933) - scalr - San Francisco Bay Area - $200k-$350k
- [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
- [Generative AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/generative-ai-engineer-at-veridic-solutions-4444847215) - Veridic Solutions - Mason, OH
- [Junior AI Engineers (Associates/Senior Associates) / Technology Consulting, AI & Data](https://sg.linkedin.com/jobs/view/junior-ai-engineers-associates-senior-associates-technology-consulting-ai-data-at-ey-4385046571) - EY - Singapore
- [Sr. Manager, AI Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sr-manager-ai-engineering-at-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-massachusetts-4361364847) - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts - Boston, MA - $173,430.00 - $211,970.00
- [AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/ai-engineer-at-haystack-4442334819) - Haystack - North Carolina
- [Sr. AI Engineer, Platform Infrastructure, Special Programs](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sr-ai-engineer-platform-infrastructure-special-programs-at-spacex-4416758302) - SpaceX - Palo Alto, CA - $220,000.00 - $350,000.00
- [Founding AI Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/founding-ai-engineer-at-jobright-ai-4444871128) - Jobright.ai - Seattle, WA
- [Sr. Software Engineer - AI Engineering and Productivity](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sr-software-engineer-ai-engineering-and-productivity-at-general-motors-4409565067) - General Motors - Austin, TX

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