Skip to main content
Orbyt
FeaturesCompareForPricingToolsDeveloperBlogSupport
Log inBegin

Product

FeaturesEverything Orbyt can doCompareOrbyt vs the competitionPricingPlans and pricing

Tools

Salary ExplorerResearch salaries by role and cityInterview PrepPractice with AI mock interviewsResume ScoreGet your resume scored by AIJob BoardBrowse open positionsAI Skills LabBuild job-ready AI skills

Company

AboutOur story and approachCreedHere’s to the relentless onesDeveloperMCP server and REST APILabsWhat we’re building nextBlogJob search tips and strategySupportHelp articles and guides
BeginAlready have an account? Log in
  1. Home/
  2. Salaries/
  3. Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Salaries.

159 roles. 30 cities.

National salary data. Last updated April 2026.

159 roles trackedSan FranciscoSeattleNew YorkBoston
Get your playbook

Highest Paying

$310,000

Chief AI Officer

Industry Median

$172,000

AI Portfolio Manager

Entry Level

$78,000

AI Customer Support Specialist

Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Last updated April 2026.

The artificial intelligence industry includes 159 tracked roles with national median salaries ranging from $78,000 to $310,000. The highest-paying role is Chief AI Officer at $310,000 national median. The artificial intelligence industry spans roles from research scientists pushing the frontier of machine learning to applied engineers building production AI systems.

About artificial intelligence salaries

The artificial intelligence industry spans roles from research scientists pushing the frontier of machine learning to applied engineers building production AI systems. This vertical includes machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and generative AI. Salaries in AI consistently rank among the highest in technology due to intense competition for a limited talent pool.

All artificial intelligence roles by salary

#RoleMedianRange
1Chief AI Officer$310,000$230,000 – $400,000
2Head of AI$270,000$200,000 – $350,000
3Head of AI Research$270,000$200,000 – $355,000
4Head of AI Platform$248,000$185,000 – $325,000
5AI Transformation Officer$240,000$180,000 – $315,000
6Head of AI Partnerships$235,000$175,000 – $310,000
7AI Program Director$225,000$170,000 – $295,000
8Foundation Model Engineer$215,000$160,000 – $280,000
9AI Financial Engineer$210,000$155,000 – $270,000
10Multi-Agent Systems Architect$210,000$155,000 – $278,000
11Transformer Architecture Engineer$208,000$155,000 – $272,000
12AI Hardware/Chip Design Engineer$208,000$155,000 – $275,000
13AI Agent Architect$205,000$155,000 – $265,000
14AI Cloud Architect$205,000$155,000 – $260,000
15AI Alignment Researcher$205,000$152,000 – $272,000
16AI Systems Architect$205,000$155,000 – $268,000
17AI World Model Engineer$205,000$152,000 – $270,000
18Multimodal AI Researcher$202,000$150,000 – $268,000
19AI Research Scientist$200,000$150,000 – $260,000
20Deep Learning Engineer$200,000$155,000 – $255,000
21Multimodal AI Engineer$200,000$150,000 – $260,000
22Agentic Orchestrator$200,000$150,000 – $260,000
23Reinforcement Learning Engineer$200,000$150,000 – $260,000
24Quantum ML Researcher$200,000$148,000 – $265,000
25AI Compiler Engineer$200,000$150,000 – $262,000
26AI Reasoning Specialist$200,000$148,000 – $265,000
27Reinforcement Learning Researcher$198,000$148,000 – $262,000
28AI Infrastructure Manager$198,000$150,000 – $258,000
29AI Business Development Manager$196,000$135,000 – $265,000
30AI Safety Researcher$195,000$145,000 – $255,000
31AI Solutions Architect$195,000$145,000 – $255,000
32AI Security & Red Teaming Specialist$195,000$145,000 – $255,000
33NLP Research Scientist$195,000$145,000 – $258,000
34Neurosymbolic AI Researcher$195,000$145,000 – $258,000
35AI Interpretability Researcher$195,000$145,000 – $258,000
36AI Memory Systems Engineer$195,000$145,000 – $258,000
37Neuro AI Engineer$195,000$145,000 – $258,000
38Computer Vision Researcher$192,000$142,000 – $255,000
39AI Model Distillation Engineer$192,000$145,000 – $252,000
40AI Orchestration Platform Engineer$192,000$142,000 – $252,000
41LLM Engineer$190,000$145,000 – $250,000
42AI Infrastructure Engineer$190,000$145,000 – $245,000
43AI Platform Engineer$190,000$145,000 – $245,000
44Machine Learning Researcher$188,000$140,000 – $248,000
45Graph Neural Network Researcher$188,000$140,000 – $248,000
46Federated Learning Engineer$188,000$140,000 – $248,000
47AI Red Teamer$188,000$140,000 – $248,000
48AI Fintech Engineer$188,000$140,000 – $248,000
49AI Agent Developer$188,000$140,000 – $248,000
50ML Engineer$185,000$140,000 – $240,000
51AI Safety Engineer$185,000$140,000 – $240,000
52LLM Fine-Tuning Engineer$185,000$140,000 – $240,000
53AI Transformation Lead$185,000$140,000 – $240,000
54AI Creative Director$185,000$140,000 – $240,000
55AI Strategist$185,000$140,000 – $245,000
56Applied AI Researcher$185,000$140,000 – $240,000
57AI Technical Program Manager$185,000$145,000 – $235,000
58Causal Inference Researcher$185,000$138,000 – $245,000
59Cognitive AI Researcher$185,000$138,000 – $245,000
60RAG Engineer$185,000$140,000 – $242,000
61AI Performance Engineer$185,000$140,000 – $242,000
62AI Pharmaceutical/Drug Discovery Specialist$182,000$135,000 – $240,000
63NLP Engineer$180,000$135,000 – $235,000
64Computer Vision Engineer$180,000$135,000 – $235,000
65Generative AI Developer$180,000$135,000 – $235,000
66AI Threat Modeler$180,000$135,000 – $235,000
67AI Streaming Systems Engineer$178,000$135,000 – $232,000
68AI Site Reliability Engineer$178,000$135,000 – $232,000
69AI Privacy Engineer$178,000$135,000 – $232,000
70AI Engineer$175,000$130,000 – $230,000
71Robotics AI Engineer$175,000$130,000 – $225,000
72AI Data Governance Manager$175,000$130,000 – $225,000
73AI DevOps Engineer$175,000$135,000 – $225,000
74AI Risk Manager$175,000$135,000 – $225,000
75AI Transformation Consultant$175,000$130,000 – $232,000
76AI Cybersecurity Specialist$175,000$130,000 – $228,000
77Agentic Workflow Designer$175,000$130,000 – $232,000
78AI Backend Engineer$172,000$130,000 – $225,000
79AI Cost Optimization Engineer$172,000$130,000 – $225,000
80AI Portfolio Manager$172,000$130,000 – $228,000
81AI Penetration Tester$172,000$130,000 – $228,000
82AI Simulation Engineer$172,000$130,000 – $225,000
83AI Product Manager$170,000$130,000 – $220,000
84AI Ethics Officer$170,000$125,000 – $225,000
85AI Operations Lead$170,000$130,000 – $220,000
86AI Bias & Fairness Specialist$170,000$128,000 – $222,000
87AI Personal Assistant Developer$170,000$128,000 – $225,000
88AI Microservices Engineer$168,000$128,000 – $218,000
89ML Pipeline Engineer$168,000$128,000 – $220,000
90AI Program Manager$168,000$128,000 – $220,000
91AI Healthcare Specialist$168,000$125,000 – $220,000
92AI Energy Efficiency Engineer$168,000$125,000 – $220,000
93AI/GenAI Sales Engineer$165,000$120,000 – $220,000
94AI Observability Engineer$165,000$125,000 – $218,000
95AI Roadmap Strategist$165,000$125,000 – $218,000
96AI Legal Tech Specialist$165,000$125,000 – $218,000
97AI Solutions Consultant$162,000$120,000 – $215,000
98AI Wearables Engineer$160,000$120,000 – $212,000
99AI Application Developer$158,000$120,000 – $205,000
100AI Firmware Engineer$158,000$120,000 – $205,000
101AI Integration Engineer$158,000$120,000 – $208,000
102AI Capacity Planner$158,000$120,000 – $208,000
103AI Growth Manager$158,000$118,000 – $210,000
104AI Energy Grid Specialist$158,000$118,000 – $210,000
105Machine Learning Engineer$155,000$120,000 – $200,000
106AI Enablement & Literacy Lead$155,000$115,000 – $205,000
107AI Data Engineer$155,000$118,000 – $202,000
108AI API Developer$155,000$118,000 – $202,000
109AI Environment Manager$155,000$118,000 – $205,000
110AI Adoption Lead$155,000$115,000 – $205,000
111AI Insurance Underwriting Specialist$155,000$115,000 – $205,000
112AI Manufacturing Specialist$155,000$115,000 – $205,000
113AI Workflow Automation Specialist$155,000$115,000 – $205,000
114AI Data Scientist$152,000$115,000 – $198,000
115AI Change Management Lead$152,000$115,000 – $202,000
116AI UX Designer$150,000$115,000 – $195,000
117AI Auditor$150,000$115,000 – $195,000
118AI Quality Assurance Engineer$150,000$115,000 – $195,000
119AI Frontend Engineer$150,000$115,000 – $195,000
120AI Retail/Commerce Specialist$150,000$112,000 – $198,000
121AI Incident Response Analyst$148,000$110,000 – $195,000
122AI Climate/Sustainability Specialist$148,000$110,000 – $198,000
123AI Media & Entertainment Specialist$148,000$110,000 – $198,000
124AI Avatar/Digital Human Designer$148,000$110,000 – $198,000
125AI Compliance Analyst$145,000$105,000 – $195,000
126AI Supply Chain Specialist$145,000$108,000 – $192,000
127AI Real Estate/PropTech Specialist$145,000$108,000 – $195,000
128AI Localization Engineer$145,000$110,000 – $192,000
129AI Analytics Engineer$142,000$108,000 – $185,000
130AI Product Designer$142,000$108,000 – $188,000
131AI Content Moderation Engineer$142,000$108,000 – $188,000
132Prompt Engineer$140,000$100,000 – $190,000
133Conversational AI Designer$140,000$105,000 – $185,000
134AI Supply Chain Analyst$140,000$105,000 – $185,000
135AI Marketing Technologist$140,000$105,000 – $180,000
136AI Data Quality Engineer$140,000$105,000 – $185,000
137AI EdTech Specialist$140,000$105,000 – $185,000
138AI UX Researcher$138,000$105,000 – $182,000
139AI Value Realization Analyst$135,000$100,000 – $178,000
140AI Agricultural Specialist$135,000$100,000 – $180,000
141AI Interaction Designer$132,000$100,000 – $175,000
142Data Scientist$130,000$100,000 – $168,000
143AI Governance Analyst$130,000$95,000 – $175,000
144AI Market Intelligence Analyst$128,000$95,000 – $170,000
145AI Prompt Designer$128,000$95,000 – $170,000
146AI Content Strategist$125,000$90,000 – $170,000
147AI/ML Data Analyst$125,000$95,000 – $165,000
148AI Trainer / RLHF Specialist$120,000$85,000 – $165,000
149AI Business Intelligence Analyst$118,000$88,000 – $158,000
150AI Data Labeling Manager$115,000$85,000 – $155,000
151AI Video Production Specialist$115,000$85,000 – $155,000
152AI Policy Analyst$112,000$82,000 – $152,000
153AI Curriculum Designer$110,000$80,000 – $150,000
154AI Training Data Specialist$105,000$75,000 – $145,000
155AI Sound Design Specialist$105,000$78,000 – $142,000
156AI Annotation Lead$98,000$72,000 – $132,000
157AI Copywriting Specialist$98,000$72,000 – $132,000
158AI Image / Video Artist$88,000$62,000 – $122,000
159AI Customer Support Specialist$78,000$55,000 – $110,000

Top cities for artificial intelligence

Cities ranked by average median salary across all 159 artificial intelligence roles.

#CityAvg MedianCOL Index
1San Jose, CA$235,8111.38x
2San Francisco, CA$229,5971.35x
3Honolulu, HI$221,3841.30x
4New York, NY$217,8621.28x
5Washington DC, DC$213,9871.25x
6Seattle, WA$210,9501.24x
7Boston, MA$207,7111.22x
8Los Angeles, CA$201,1701.18x

Related industries

Software EngineeringCybersecurityFintech & Financial ServicesHealthcareData & AnalyticsProduct ManagementDesign & CreativeExecutive & LeadershipMarketingSalesCloud & InfrastructureLegalHuman ResourcesConsulting & Strategy

Related

All RolesInterview PrepResume ScoreJob Search Guide

Know the number. Get the offer.

Orbyt gives you the salary data, interview prep, and pipeline tools to negotiate from a position of strength.

Start free

Product

  • Features
  • Compare
  • Pricing
  • Support

For

  • Career Changers
  • New Graduates
  • Recently Laid Off
  • Senior Professionals
  • Remote Job Seekers
  • Burned Out

Free Tools

  • Interview Prep
  • Resume Score
  • Salary Explorer
  • Salary Widget
  • AI Skills Assessment
  • AI Skills Lab
  • Job Board

Guides

  • Job Search Guide
  • Interview Prep Guide
  • Resume Guide

Compare

  • Orbyt vs Teal
  • Orbyt vs Huntr
  • Orbyt vs Jobscan
  • Orbyt vs LinkedIn
  • Orbyt vs Trello
  • Orbyt vs Notion
  • Orbyt vs Spreadsheets
  • Orbyt vs Simplify
  • Orbyt vs Careerflow
  • Orbyt vs ApplyArc
  • Orbyt vs Jobright
  • Orbyt vs Sprout

Developers

  • API Docs
  • Claude Desktop
  • OpenClaw
  • ChatGPT
  • Apple Shortcuts
  • Zapier

Connect

  • Refer a Friend
  • Recruiter Program

Company

  • About
  • Values
  • Creed
  • Labs
  • Blog

Account

  • Sign In
  • Sign Up
Orbyt

© 2026 Purecraft LLC  All rights reserved.

Privacy·Terms·Security·Accessibility·Status