Some Jobs in AI pay $1M+. Others are disappearing. Know the difference.

We track which AI roles are booming, which are getting cut, and what they all pay — so you can make power moves instead of landing on the chopping block.

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AI Engineer
@
Siemens
$83K
Machine Learning Engineer
@
Meta
$400K
Machine Learning Engineer
@
Roblox
$503K
AI Engineer
@
IBM
$158K
AI Software Engineer
@
Nvidia
$215K
Software Engineer
@
Open AI
$350K
Machine Learning Engineer
@
Contextual AI
$200K
Machine Learning Engineer
@
Uber
$420K
AI Engineer
@
Siemens
$83K
Machine Learning Engineer
@
Meta
$400K
Machine Learning Engineer
@
Roblox
$503K
AI Engineer
@
IBM
$158K
AI Software Engineer
@
Nvidia
$215K
Software Engineer
@
Open AI
$350K
Machine Learning Engineer
@
Contextual AI
$200K
Machine Learning Engineer
@
Uber
$420K
The market right now

Who Thriving? Who Getting Chopped?

Update weekly with real data. Buckle up.

On the Chopping Block
Junior Data Analyst
Postings down 34% YoY
34%
Prompt Engineer
Avg salary dropped $18K
22%
AI Content Moderator
Headcount cut 41% since Q1
41%
Junior ML Engineer
Hiring frozen at 6 of top 10 cos
33%
Ridding The Wave
AI Safety Researcher
Avg $485K (+27% YoY)
27%
Forward Deployed Engineer
$300K+ median, demand up 3x
3x
AI Infrastructure Architect
Open roles up 78% since Jan
75%
LLM Product Manager
New role, already at $190K median
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What’s your AI role actually worth?

Spoiler: probably more than you think. Or less. Let’s find out.

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Eloquent AI
Sanfrancisco, CA
1 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
6
yrs
1
yrs total
385,000
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Salary data from people at

Popular this week

Top salary pages.

The role × city combos people are searching most.

Machine Learning Engineer
San Francisco
0.16
Median total compensation
320000
Base
173200
608800
310
submissions
32
open jobs
Preview
AI Engineer
New York
0.1
Median total compensation
167500
Base
117000
399600
85
submissions
15
open jobs
Preview
Software Engineer, Machine Learning
Los Angeles
0.07
Median total compensation
214200
Base
94900
497400
148
submissions
Preview
AI Researcher
Atlanta
-0.21
Median total compensation
135000
Base
37600
218600
20
submissions
Preview
Data Scientist
Canada
0.32
Median total compensation
131500
Base
131500
197300
22
submissions
Preview
AI Engineer
San Francisco
-0.14
Median total compensation
242200
Base
120000
460000
54
submissions
53
open jobs
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AI Jobs. With actual salary numbers.

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United States
United States
$200,000 – $300,000

Senior ML Engineer, Foundation Models

Full-time
Machine Learning Engineer
United States
United States
$35,000 – $50,000

AI Solutions Engineer (Fixed-Term)

Temporary
Solutions Architect
United States
United States
$180,000 – $250,000

Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Enterprise Lead

Full-time
AI Engineer
United States
United States
$180,000 – $220,000

Senior Software Engineer, AI - Squad Team

Full-time
Software Engineer
United States
United States
$175,000 – $275,000

ML Engineer, Agentic Systems

Full-time
Machine Learning Engineer
United States
United States
$150,000 – $250,000

AI Engineer, Evaluation

Full-time
AI Engineer

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