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AI Engineer
United States

AI Engineer in United States

software engineer  ·  ml / ai specialization  ·  United States

Median Total Comp
$24,800
/ year
•
base + bonus + equity
Base salary
$18,400 – $32,000
P25
$15,200
25th pct
Median
$24,800
50th pct
P75
$38,400
75th pct
Report
90
Data points
YOY Of Growth
+18.2%
vs last year
Opportunities
50+
open jobs
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@
Siemens
–
$83K
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@
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

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Location | Date
Role
Level
Year of Experience
Total / At Company
Total Compensation (USD) /yr
Total Comp (USD) /yr
Eloquent AI
Sanfrancisco, CA
|
1 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
6
yrs
1
yr
$
225,000
Distyl AI
New York, NY
|
2 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
1
yrs
0
yr
$
140,000

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Company
Location | Date
Role
Level
Year of Experience
Total / At Company
Total Compensation (USD) /yr
Total Comp (USD) /yr
Eloquent AI
Sanfrancisco, CA
|
1 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
6
yrs
1
yr
$
225,000
Distyl AI
New York, NY
|
2 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
1
yrs
0
yr
$
140,000
Distyl AI
New York, NY
|
2 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
1
yrs
0
yr
$
140,000
Distyl AI
New York, NY
|
2 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
1
yrs
0
yr
$
140,000
Distyl AI
New York, NY
|
2 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
1
yrs
0
yr
$
140,000
Distyl AI
New York, NY
|
2 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
1
yrs
0
yr
$
140,000
Distyl AI
New York, NY
|
2 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
1
yrs
0
yr
$
140,000
Distyl AI
New York, NY
|
2 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
1
yrs
0
yr
$
140,000
Distyl AI
New York, NY
|
2 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
1
yrs
0
yr
$
140,000
Distyl AI
New York, NY
|
2 day ago
AI Engineer
L3
1
yrs
0
yr
$
140,000
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