Artificial Intelligence Salaries.
448 roles. 81 cities.
National salary data. Last updated April 2026.
Highest Paying
$310,000
Chief AI Officer
Industry Median
$160,000
AI Voice Cloning Engineer
Entry Level
$42,000
Data Science Intern
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 448 tracked roles with national median salaries ranging from $42,000 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
| # | Role | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief AI Officer | $310,000 | $230,000 – $400,000 |
| 2 | Head of AI | $270,000 | $200,000 – $350,000 |
| 3 | Head of AI Research | $270,000 | $200,000 – $355,000 |
| 4 | Chief AI Ethics Officer | $265,000 | $207,000 – $345,000 |
| 5 | AI Safety Director | $250,000 | $195,000 – $325,000 |
| 6 | AI Infrastructure Director | $250,000 | $195,000 – $325,000 |
| 7 | AI Chip Architect | $250,000 | $195,000 – $325,000 |
| 8 | Head of AI Platform | $248,000 | $185,000 – $325,000 |
| 9 | Head of AI Safety | $245,000 | $191,000 – $319,000 |
| 10 | Head of AI Engineering | $245,000 | $191,000 – $319,000 |
| 11 | AI Research Director | $245,000 | $191,000 – $319,000 |
| 12 | AI Transformation Officer | $240,000 | $180,000 – $315,000 |
| 13 | ML Systems Architect | $240,000 | $187,000 – $312,000 |
| 14 | Head of AI Partnerships | $235,000 | $175,000 – $310,000 |
| 15 | Head of AI Product | $235,000 | $183,000 – $306,000 |
| 16 | AI Trading Strategist | $230,000 | $179,000 – $299,000 |
| 17 | AI Program Director | $225,000 | $170,000 – $295,000 |
| 18 | Machine Learning Director | $225,000 | $176,000 – $293,000 |
| 19 | Head of AI Operations | $225,000 | $176,000 – $293,000 |
| 20 | AI Protein Structure Specialist | $220,000 | $172,000 – $286,000 |
| 21 | AI Compliance Director | $220,000 | $172,000 – $286,000 |
| 22 | AI Director | $220,000 | $172,000 – $286,000 |
| 23 | Head of AI Governance | $220,000 | $172,000 – $286,000 |
| 24 | Foundation Model Engineer | $215,000 | $160,000 – $280,000 |
| 25 | AI Risk Analytics Engineer | $215,000 | $168,000 – $280,000 |
| 26 | Data Science Director | $215,000 | $168,000 – $280,000 |
| 27 | AI Financial Engineer | $210,000 | $155,000 – $270,000 |
| 28 | Multi-Agent Systems Architect | $210,000 | $155,000 – $278,000 |
| 29 | AI Threat Detection Engineer | $210,000 | $164,000 – $273,000 |
| 30 | Transformer Architecture Engineer | $208,000 | $155,000 – $272,000 |
| 31 | AI Hardware/Chip Design Engineer | $208,000 | $155,000 – $275,000 |
| 32 | AI Agent Architect | $205,000 | $155,000 – $265,000 |
| 33 | AI Cloud Architect | $205,000 | $155,000 – $260,000 |
| 34 | AI Alignment Researcher | $205,000 | $152,000 – $272,000 |
| 35 | AI Systems Architect | $205,000 | $155,000 – $268,000 |
| 36 | AI World Model Engineer | $205,000 | $152,000 – $270,000 |
| 37 | AI Security Operations Specialist | $205,000 | $160,000 – $267,000 |
| 38 | AI Video Generation Specialist | $205,000 | $160,000 – $267,000 |
| 39 | Multimodal AI Researcher | $202,000 | $150,000 – $268,000 |
| 40 | AI Research Scientist | $200,000 | $150,000 – $260,000 |
| 41 | Deep Learning Engineer | $200,000 | $155,000 – $255,000 |
| 42 | Multimodal AI Engineer | $200,000 | $150,000 – $260,000 |
| 43 | Agentic Orchestrator | $200,000 | $150,000 – $260,000 |
| 44 | Reinforcement Learning Engineer | $200,000 | $150,000 – $260,000 |
| 45 | Quantum ML Researcher | $200,000 | $148,000 – $265,000 |
| 46 | AI Compiler Engineer | $200,000 | $150,000 – $262,000 |
| 47 | AI Reasoning Specialist | $200,000 | $148,000 – $265,000 |
| 48 | AI Diagnostics Engineer | $200,000 | $156,000 – $260,000 |
| 49 | AI Personalization Engine Specialist | $200,000 | $156,000 – $260,000 |
| 50 | AI Policy Director | $200,000 | $156,000 – $260,000 |
| 51 | LLM Ops Engineer | $200,000 | $156,000 – $260,000 |
| 52 | Generative AI Researcher | $200,000 | $156,000 – $260,000 |
| 53 | AI Red Team Lead | $200,000 | $156,000 – $260,000 |
| 54 | Reinforcement Learning Researcher | $198,000 | $148,000 – $262,000 |
| 55 | AI Infrastructure Manager | $198,000 | $150,000 – $258,000 |
| 56 | AI Business Development Manager | $196,000 | $135,000 – $265,000 |
| 57 | AI Safety Researcher | $195,000 | $145,000 – $255,000 |
| 58 | AI Solutions Architect | $195,000 | $145,000 – $255,000 |
| 59 | AI Security & Red Teaming Specialist | $195,000 | $145,000 – $255,000 |
| 60 | NLP Research Scientist | $195,000 | $145,000 – $258,000 |
| 61 | Neurosymbolic AI Researcher | $195,000 | $145,000 – $258,000 |
| 62 | AI Interpretability Researcher | $195,000 | $145,000 – $258,000 |
| 63 | AI Memory Systems Engineer | $195,000 | $145,000 – $258,000 |
| 64 | Neuro AI Engineer | $195,000 | $145,000 – $258,000 |
| 65 | AI Technical Lead | $195,000 | $152,000 – $254,000 |
| 66 | AI Fraud Strategist | $195,000 | $152,000 – $254,000 |
| 67 | AI Architect | $195,000 | $152,000 – $254,000 |
| 68 | AI Platform Architect | $195,000 | $152,000 – $254,000 |
| 69 | AI Accelerator Engineer | $195,000 | $152,000 – $254,000 |
| 70 | Computer Vision Researcher | $192,000 | $142,000 – $255,000 |
| 71 | AI Model Distillation Engineer | $192,000 | $145,000 – $252,000 |
| 72 | AI Orchestration Platform Engineer | $192,000 | $142,000 – $252,000 |
| 73 | LLM Engineer | $190,000 | $145,000 – $250,000 |
| 74 | AI Infrastructure Engineer | $190,000 | $145,000 – $245,000 |
| 75 | AI Platform Engineer | $190,000 | $145,000 – $245,000 |
| 76 | ML Technical Lead | $190,000 | $148,000 – $247,000 |
| 77 | AI Ad Optimization Specialist | $190,000 | $148,000 – $247,000 |
| 78 | AI Underwriting Engineer | $190,000 | $148,000 – $247,000 |
| 79 | AI Compiler Optimization Engineer | $190,000 | $148,000 – $247,000 |
| 80 | Machine Learning Researcher | $188,000 | $140,000 – $248,000 |
| 81 | Graph Neural Network Researcher | $188,000 | $140,000 – $248,000 |
| 82 | Federated Learning Engineer | $188,000 | $140,000 – $248,000 |
| 83 | AI Red Teamer | $188,000 | $140,000 – $248,000 |
| 84 | AI Fintech Engineer | $188,000 | $140,000 – $248,000 |
| 85 | AI Agent Developer | $188,000 | $140,000 – $248,000 |
| 86 | ML Engineer | $185,000 | $140,000 – $240,000 |
| 87 | AI Safety Engineer | $185,000 | $140,000 – $240,000 |
| 88 | LLM Fine-Tuning Engineer | $185,000 | $140,000 – $240,000 |
| 89 | AI Transformation Lead | $185,000 | $140,000 – $240,000 |
| 90 | AI Creative Director | $185,000 | $140,000 – $240,000 |
| 91 | AI Strategist | $185,000 | $140,000 – $245,000 |
| 92 | Applied AI Researcher | $185,000 | $140,000 – $240,000 |
| 93 | AI Technical Program Manager | $185,000 | $145,000 – $235,000 |
| 94 | Causal Inference Researcher | $185,000 | $138,000 – $245,000 |
| 95 | Cognitive AI Researcher | $185,000 | $138,000 – $245,000 |
| 96 | RAG Engineer | $185,000 | $140,000 – $242,000 |
| 97 | AI Performance Engineer | $185,000 | $140,000 – $242,000 |
| 98 | AI Trading Systems Engineer | $185,000 | $140,000 – $240,000 |
| 99 | AI Patent Attorney | $185,000 | $140,000 – $240,000 |
| 100 | AI Chipset Designer | $185,000 | $144,000 – $241,000 |
| 101 | AI Contract Analysis Specialist | $185,000 | $144,000 – $241,000 |
| 102 | AI Energy Optimization Specialist | $185,000 | $144,000 – $241,000 |
| 103 | Multi-Agent Systems Engineer | $185,000 | $144,000 – $241,000 |
| 104 | Prompt Engineering Manager | $185,000 | $144,000 – $241,000 |
| 105 | Generative AI Solutions Architect | $185,000 | $144,000 – $241,000 |
| 106 | AI Reasoning Engineer | $185,000 | $144,000 – $241,000 |
| 107 | AI Pharmaceutical/Drug Discovery Specialist | $182,000 | $135,000 – $240,000 |
| 108 | NLP Engineer | $180,000 | $135,000 – $235,000 |
| 109 | Computer Vision Engineer | $180,000 | $135,000 – $235,000 |
| 110 | Generative AI Developer | $180,000 | $135,000 – $235,000 |
| 111 | AI Threat Modeler | $180,000 | $135,000 – $235,000 |
| 112 | AI Chip Designer | $180,000 | $140,000 – $225,000 |
| 113 | AI Agent Platform Architect | $180,000 | $140,000 – $225,000 |
| 114 | AI Inventory Optimization Specialist | $180,000 | $140,000 – $234,000 |
| 115 | AI Music Generation Engineer | $180,000 | $140,000 – $234,000 |
| 116 | AI Building Design Engineer | $180,000 | $140,000 – $234,000 |
| 117 | AI Travel Personalization Engineer | $180,000 | $140,000 – $234,000 |
| 118 | AI Agent Platform Engineer | $180,000 | $140,000 – $234,000 |
| 119 | AI Trust and Safety Lead | $180,000 | $140,000 – $234,000 |
| 120 | Machine Learning Manager | $180,000 | $140,000 – $234,000 |
| 121 | Generative AI Platform Engineer | $180,000 | $140,000 – $234,000 |
| 122 | AI Agent Solutions Architect | $180,000 | $140,000 – $234,000 |
| 123 | AI Chief of Staff | $180,000 | $140,000 – $234,000 |
| 124 | ML Systems Engineer | $180,000 | $140,000 – $234,000 |
| 125 | AI Streaming Systems Engineer | $178,000 | $135,000 – $232,000 |
| 126 | AI Site Reliability Engineer | $178,000 | $135,000 – $232,000 |
| 127 | AI Privacy Engineer | $178,000 | $135,000 – $232,000 |
| 128 | AI Engineer | $175,000 | $130,000 – $230,000 |
| 129 | Robotics AI Engineer | $175,000 | $130,000 – $225,000 |
| 130 | AI Data Governance Manager | $175,000 | $130,000 – $225,000 |
| 131 | AI DevOps Engineer | $175,000 | $135,000 – $225,000 |
| 132 | AI Risk Manager | $175,000 | $135,000 – $225,000 |
| 133 | AI Transformation Consultant | $175,000 | $130,000 – $232,000 |
| 134 | AI Cybersecurity Specialist | $175,000 | $130,000 – $228,000 |
| 135 | Agentic Workflow Designer | $175,000 | $130,000 – $232,000 |
| 136 | AI Agent Engineer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 137 | Generative AI Engineer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 138 | AI Agent Orchestration Engineer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 139 | AI Claims Processing Specialist | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 140 | AI NPC Designer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 141 | AI Agent Security Engineer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 142 | AI Transparency Lead | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 143 | LLM Deployment Engineer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 144 | Data Science Manager | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 145 | Generative AI Product Manager | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 146 | Generative AI Safety Engineer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 147 | Agentic AI Engineer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 148 | AI Video Understanding Engineer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 149 | AI Code Generation Engineer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 150 | AI Planning Systems Engineer | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 151 | AI Backend Engineer | $172,000 | $130,000 – $225,000 |
| 152 | AI Cost Optimization Engineer | $172,000 | $130,000 – $225,000 |
| 153 | AI Portfolio Manager | $172,000 | $130,000 – $228,000 |
| 154 | AI Penetration Tester | $172,000 | $130,000 – $228,000 |
| 155 | AI Simulation Engineer | $172,000 | $130,000 – $225,000 |
| 156 | AI Product Manager | $170,000 | $130,000 – $220,000 |
| 157 | AI Ethics Officer | $170,000 | $125,000 – $225,000 |
| 158 | AI Operations Lead | $170,000 | $130,000 – $220,000 |
| 159 | AI Bias & Fairness Specialist | $170,000 | $128,000 – $222,000 |
| 160 | AI Personal Assistant Developer | $170,000 | $128,000 – $225,000 |
| 161 | AI Robotics Researcher | $170,000 | $130,000 – $215,000 |
| 162 | AI Systems Engineer | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 163 | ML Solutions Architect | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 164 | AI Security Engineer | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 165 | AI Crop Analysis Specialist | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 166 | AI Manager | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 167 | AI Payments Engineer | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 168 | AI Digital Twin Engineer | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 169 | AI Agent Product Manager | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 170 | AI Tool Use Engineer | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 171 | AI 3D Generation Engineer | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 172 | AI Reliability Engineer | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 173 | AI Safety Program Manager | $170,000 | $133,000 – $221,000 |
| 174 | AI Microservices Engineer | $168,000 | $128,000 – $218,000 |
| 175 | ML Pipeline Engineer | $168,000 | $128,000 – $220,000 |
| 176 | AI Program Manager | $168,000 | $128,000 – $220,000 |
| 177 | AI Healthcare Specialist | $168,000 | $125,000 – $220,000 |
| 178 | AI Energy Efficiency Engineer | $168,000 | $125,000 – $220,000 |
| 179 | AI Memory Architect | $168,000 | $130,000 – $210,000 |
| 180 | AI Fintech Product Manager | $168,000 | $130,000 – $210,000 |
| 181 | AI/GenAI Sales Engineer | $165,000 | $120,000 – $220,000 |
| 182 | AI Observability Engineer | $165,000 | $125,000 – $218,000 |
| 183 | AI Roadmap Strategist | $165,000 | $125,000 – $218,000 |
| 184 | AI Legal Tech Specialist | $165,000 | $125,000 – $218,000 |
| 185 | AI Hardware Engineer | $165,000 | $125,000 – $200,000 |
| 186 | AI Workflow Architect | $165,000 | $130,000 – $200,000 |
| 187 | LLM Fine-Tuning Specialist | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 188 | AI Learning Experience Designer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 189 | AI CRM Engineer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 190 | AI Revenue Optimization Engineer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 191 | AI Payment Fraud Engineer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 192 | AI Credit Scoring Engineer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 193 | AI Industrial Robotics Engineer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 194 | AI Recommendation Engine Engineer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 195 | AI Agent Reliability Engineer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 196 | AI Copilot Developer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 197 | AI Strategy Consultant | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 198 | AI Solutions Engineer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 199 | AI Audio Understanding Engineer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 200 | AI Evaluation Researcher | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 201 | AI Image Generation Engineer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 202 | AI Production Engineer | $165,000 | $129,000 – $215,000 |
| 203 | AI Solutions Consultant | $162,000 | $120,000 – $215,000 |
| 204 | Multimodal AI Applications Engineer | $162,000 | $125,000 – $200,000 |
| 205 | AI Digital Twin Architect | $162,000 | $125,000 – $205,000 |
| 206 | Federated Learning Specialist | $162,000 | $125,000 – $205,000 |
| 207 | AI Search Ranking Engineer | $162,000 | $125,000 – $205,000 |
| 208 | AI Wearables Engineer | $160,000 | $120,000 – $212,000 |
| 209 | ML Infrastructure Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 210 | AI Content Generation Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 211 | AI Pricing Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 212 | AI Accounting Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 213 | AI Financial Planning Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 214 | AI Lending Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 215 | AI Legal Research Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 216 | AI Demand Forecasting Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 217 | AI Traffic Systems Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 218 | AI Spectrum Optimization Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 219 | AI Insurance Pricing Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 220 | AI Visual Search Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 221 | AI Search Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 222 | Machine Learning Platform Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 223 | AI Document Understanding Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 224 | AI Personalization Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 225 | AI Voice Cloning Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 226 | AI Incident Response Engineer | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 227 | AI Governance Manager | $160,000 | $125,000 – $208,000 |
| 228 | AI Application Developer | $158,000 | $120,000 – $205,000 |
| 229 | AI Firmware Engineer | $158,000 | $120,000 – $205,000 |
| 230 | AI Integration Engineer | $158,000 | $120,000 – $208,000 |
| 231 | AI Capacity Planner | $158,000 | $120,000 – $208,000 |
| 232 | AI Growth Manager | $158,000 | $118,000 – $210,000 |
| 233 | AI Energy Grid Specialist | $158,000 | $118,000 – $210,000 |
| 234 | AI Drug Discovery Scientist | $158,000 | $120,000 – $200,000 |
| 235 | AI Incident Commander | $158,000 | $120,000 – $198,000 |
| 236 | AI Governance Lead | $158,000 | $120,000 – $200,000 |
| 237 | AI Model Compression Engineer | $158,000 | $120,000 – $198,000 |
| 238 | Machine Learning Engineer | $155,000 | $120,000 – $200,000 |
| 239 | AI Enablement & Literacy Lead | $155,000 | $115,000 – $205,000 |
| 240 | AI Data Engineer | $155,000 | $118,000 – $202,000 |
| 241 | AI API Developer | $155,000 | $118,000 – $202,000 |
| 242 | AI Environment Manager | $155,000 | $118,000 – $205,000 |
| 243 | AI Adoption Lead | $155,000 | $115,000 – $205,000 |
| 244 | AI Insurance Underwriting Specialist | $155,000 | $115,000 – $205,000 |
| 245 | AI Manufacturing Specialist | $155,000 | $115,000 – $205,000 |
| 246 | AI Workflow Automation Specialist | $155,000 | $115,000 – $205,000 |
| 247 | AI Video Engineer | $155,000 | $120,000 – $195,000 |
| 248 | LLM Operations Engineer | $155,000 | $120,000 – $192,000 |
| 249 | Conversational AI Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 250 | ML Product Manager | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 251 | AI Evaluation Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 252 | AI Workflow Automation Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 253 | ML Platform Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 254 | AI Agent Operations Manager | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 255 | AI Model Registry Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 256 | Conversational AI Product Manager | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 257 | AI Developer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 258 | AI Customer Support Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 259 | AI Tax Compliance Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 260 | AI Payroll Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 261 | AI Audit Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 262 | AI Property Valuation Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 263 | AI Fleet Management Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 264 | AI Predictive Maintenance Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 265 | AI Construction Planning Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 266 | AI Streaming Optimization Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 267 | AI Vehicle Diagnostics Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 268 | AI Network Planning Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 269 | AI Demand Planning Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 270 | AI Travel Optimization Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 271 | AI Talent Matching Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 272 | AI Agent Integration Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 273 | AI Assistant Developer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 274 | AI Pre-Sales Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 275 | AI Field Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 276 | AI Benchmarking Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 277 | AI Supply Chain Manager | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 278 | AI Benchmark Developer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 279 | AI Experiment Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 280 | AI Monitoring Engineer | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 281 | AI Ethics Researcher | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 282 | AI Data Scientist | $152,000 | $115,000 – $198,000 |
| 283 | AI Change Management Lead | $152,000 | $115,000 – $202,000 |
| 284 | AI Swarm Intelligence Researcher | $152,000 | $115,000 – $195,000 |
| 285 | AI UX Designer | $150,000 | $115,000 – $195,000 |
| 286 | AI Auditor | $150,000 | $115,000 – $195,000 |
| 287 | AI Quality Assurance Engineer | $150,000 | $115,000 – $195,000 |
| 288 | AI Frontend Engineer | $150,000 | $115,000 – $195,000 |
| 289 | AI Retail/Commerce Specialist | $150,000 | $112,000 – $198,000 |
| 290 | AI Observability Specialist | $150,000 | $115,000 – $188,000 |
| 291 | AI Media Personalization Engineer | $150,000 | $115,000 – $190,000 |
| 292 | AI Operations Research Engineer | $150,000 | $115,000 – $190,000 |
| 293 | AI Regulation Compliance Manager | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 294 | Machine Learning Consultant | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 295 | AI Email Marketing Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 296 | AI Document Review Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 297 | AI Real Estate Analytics Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 298 | AI Warehouse Optimization Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 299 | AI Safety Monitoring Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 300 | AI Tutoring Systems Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 301 | AI Claims Adjudication Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 302 | AI Workforce Planning Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 303 | AI Process Automation Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 304 | AI Customer Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 305 | AI Data Pipeline Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 306 | AI Feature Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 307 | AI A/B Testing Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 308 | AI Incident Response Analyst | $148,000 | $110,000 – $195,000 |
| 309 | AI Climate/Sustainability Specialist | $148,000 | $110,000 – $198,000 |
| 310 | AI Media & Entertainment Specialist | $148,000 | $110,000 – $198,000 |
| 311 | AI Avatar/Digital Human Designer | $148,000 | $110,000 – $198,000 |
| 312 | AI Semiconductor Test Engineer | $148,000 | $110,000 – $188,000 |
| 313 | AI Compliance Analyst | $145,000 | $105,000 – $195,000 |
| 314 | AI Supply Chain Specialist | $145,000 | $108,000 – $192,000 |
| 315 | AI Real Estate/PropTech Specialist | $145,000 | $108,000 – $195,000 |
| 316 | AI Localization Engineer | $145,000 | $110,000 – $192,000 |
| 317 | AI Cost Engineer | $145,000 | $110,000 – $182,000 |
| 318 | AI Data Marketplace Engineer | $145,000 | $110,000 – $182,000 |
| 319 | AI Content Safety Engineer | $145,000 | $110,000 – $185,000 |
| 320 | AI Fraud Detection Engineer | $145,000 | $110,000 – $185,000 |
| 321 | Computer Vision Applications Engineer | $145,000 | $110,000 – $185,000 |
| 322 | NLP Applications Engineer | $145,000 | $110,000 – $185,000 |
| 323 | AI Recruitment Specialist | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 324 | AI Agent QA Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 325 | AI Consultant | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 326 | AI Expense Management Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 327 | AI Quality Control Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 328 | AI Precision Agriculture Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 329 | AI Store Analytics Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 330 | AI Hotel Pricing Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 331 | AI Coaching Systems Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 332 | AI Food Supply Chain Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 333 | AI Performance Review Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 334 | Generative AI UX Designer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 335 | AI Chatbot Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 336 | AI Change Manager | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 337 | AI FinOps Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 338 | AI Partnership Manager | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 339 | AI Music Composer Engineer | $145,000 | $113,000 – $189,000 |
| 340 | AI Analytics Engineer | $142,000 | $108,000 – $185,000 |
| 341 | AI Product Designer | $142,000 | $108,000 – $188,000 |
| 342 | AI Content Moderation Engineer | $142,000 | $108,000 – $188,000 |
| 343 | AI Embedded Systems Developer | $142,000 | $108,000 – $180,000 |
| 344 | Prompt Engineer | $140,000 | $100,000 – $190,000 |
| 345 | Conversational AI Designer | $140,000 | $105,000 – $185,000 |
| 346 | AI Supply Chain Analyst | $140,000 | $105,000 – $185,000 |
| 347 | AI Marketing Technologist | $140,000 | $105,000 – $180,000 |
| 348 | AI Data Quality Engineer | $140,000 | $105,000 – $185,000 |
| 349 | AI EdTech Specialist | $140,000 | $105,000 – $185,000 |
| 350 | AI Audio Engineer | $140,000 | $105,000 – $178,000 |
| 351 | AI Telecom Engineer | $140,000 | $105,000 – $178,000 |
| 352 | AI Healthcare Data Engineer | $140,000 | $105,000 – $178,000 |
| 353 | AI Supply Chain Optimization Engineer | $140,000 | $105,000 – $178,000 |
| 354 | AI Materials Scientist | $140,000 | $105,000 – $180,000 |
| 355 | AI Specialist | $140,000 | $109,000 – $182,000 |
| 356 | AI Patent Analyst | $140,000 | $109,000 – $182,000 |
| 357 | AI Assessment Engineer | $140,000 | $109,000 – $182,000 |
| 358 | AI Recipe Recommendation Engineer | $140,000 | $109,000 – $182,000 |
| 359 | AI Agent Designer | $140,000 | $109,000 – $182,000 |
| 360 | AI Demo Engineer | $140,000 | $109,000 – $182,000 |
| 361 | AI Data Governance Engineer | $140,000 | $109,000 – $182,000 |
| 362 | AI Ecosystem Manager | $140,000 | $109,000 – $182,000 |
| 363 | AI Dubbing Engineer | $140,000 | $109,000 – $182,000 |
| 364 | AI UX Researcher | $138,000 | $105,000 – $182,000 |
| 365 | AI Fairness Engineer | $138,000 | $105,000 – $175,000 |
| 366 | AI Knowledge Engineer | $138,000 | $105,000 – $175,000 |
| 367 | AI Compliance Engineer | $138,000 | $105,000 – $175,000 |
| 368 | AI Value Realization Analyst | $135,000 | $100,000 – $178,000 |
| 369 | AI Agricultural Specialist | $135,000 | $100,000 – $180,000 |
| 370 | Conversational AI Developer | $135,000 | $100,000 – $165,000 |
| 371 | AI Energy Optimizer | $135,000 | $100,000 – $172,000 |
| 372 | AI Insurance Engineer | $135,000 | $100,000 – $172,000 |
| 373 | AI Logistics Engineer | $135,000 | $100,000 – $172,000 |
| 374 | Prompt Architect | $135,000 | $100,000 – $172,000 |
| 375 | AI Retail Analytics Engineer | $135,000 | $100,000 – $172,000 |
| 376 | AI Workflow Designer | $135,000 | $105,000 – $176,000 |
| 377 | AI Adoption Manager | $135,000 | $105,000 – $176,000 |
| 378 | AI Interaction Designer | $132,000 | $100,000 – $175,000 |
| 379 | AI Testing Engineer | $132,000 | $100,000 – $168,000 |
| 380 | AI Sustainability Engineer | $132,000 | $100,000 – $168,000 |
| 381 | AI Performance Benchmarker | $132,000 | $100,000 – $168,000 |
| 382 | Data Scientist | $130,000 | $100,000 – $168,000 |
| 383 | AI Governance Analyst | $130,000 | $95,000 – $175,000 |
| 384 | AI Sales Engineer | $130,000 | $95,000 – $160,000 |
| 385 | AI Climate Scientist | $130,000 | $95,000 – $170,000 |
| 386 | AI Customer Success Engineer | $130,000 | $101,000 – $169,000 |
| 387 | Prompt Operations Engineer | $130,000 | $101,000 – $169,000 |
| 388 | AI Food Safety Analyst | $130,000 | $101,000 – $169,000 |
| 389 | AI Sports Performance Analyst | $130,000 | $101,000 – $169,000 |
| 390 | Generative AI Content Strategist | $130,000 | $101,000 – $169,000 |
| 391 | AI Training Manager | $130,000 | $101,000 – $169,000 |
| 392 | AI Vendor Manager | $130,000 | $101,000 – $169,000 |
| 393 | AI Market Intelligence Analyst | $128,000 | $95,000 – $170,000 |
| 394 | AI Prompt Designer | $128,000 | $95,000 – $170,000 |
| 395 | AI Manufacturing Engineer | $128,000 | $95,000 – $165,000 |
| 396 | AI Accessibility Engineer | $128,000 | $95,000 – $165,000 |
| 397 | AI Construction Engineer | $128,000 | $95,000 – $165,000 |
| 398 | AI Cybersecurity Analyst | $128,000 | $95,000 – $165,000 |
| 399 | AI Creative Technologist | $128,000 | $95,000 – $165,000 |
| 400 | AI Content Strategist | $125,000 | $90,000 – $170,000 |
| 401 | AI/ML Data Analyst | $125,000 | $95,000 – $165,000 |
| 402 | LLM Evaluator | $125,000 | $98,000 – $163,000 |
| 403 | AI Model Governance Analyst | $125,000 | $98,000 – $163,000 |
| 404 | AI Tutoring System Developer | $122,000 | $90,000 – $158,000 |
| 405 | AI Sports Analytics Engineer | $122,000 | $90,000 – $158,000 |
| 406 | AI Voice Experience Designer | $122,000 | $90,000 – $158,000 |
| 407 | AI Geospatial Analyst | $122,000 | $90,000 – $158,000 |
| 408 | AI Trainer / RLHF Specialist | $120,000 | $85,000 – $165,000 |
| 409 | AI Model Evaluator | $120,000 | $90,000 – $155,000 |
| 410 | AI Workforce Planner | $120,000 | $90,000 – $155,000 |
| 411 | AI Transportation Planner | $120,000 | $90,000 – $155,000 |
| 412 | Prompt Operations Manager | $120,000 | $94,000 – $156,000 |
| 413 | AI Regulation Specialist | $120,000 | $94,000 – $156,000 |
| 414 | AI Business Intelligence Analyst | $118,000 | $88,000 – $158,000 |
| 415 | AI Data Labeling Manager | $115,000 | $85,000 – $155,000 |
| 416 | AI Video Production Specialist | $115,000 | $85,000 – $155,000 |
| 417 | AI Bias Auditor | $115,000 | $85,000 – $148,000 |
| 418 | AI Venture Analyst | $115,000 | $85,000 – $150,000 |
| 419 | AI Agriculture Engineer | $115,000 | $85,000 – $150,000 |
| 420 | AI Documentation Engineer | $115,000 | $85,000 – $148,000 |
| 421 | AI Tutor Developer | $115,000 | $90,000 – $150,000 |
| 422 | AI Business Analyst | $115,000 | $90,000 – $150,000 |
| 423 | AI Curriculum Developer | $115,000 | $90,000 – $150,000 |
| 424 | AI Policy Analyst | $112,000 | $82,000 – $152,000 |
| 425 | AI Curriculum Designer | $110,000 | $80,000 – $150,000 |
| 426 | AI Real Estate Analyst | $110,000 | $80,000 – $145,000 |
| 427 | AI Training Data Engineer | $110,000 | $86,000 – $143,000 |
| 428 | AI Analyst | $110,000 | $86,000 – $143,000 |
| 429 | AI Model Trainer | $110,000 | $86,000 – $143,000 |
| 430 | AI Cost Analyst | $110,000 | $86,000 – $143,000 |
| 431 | AI Localization Specialist | $108,000 | $80,000 – $140,000 |
| 432 | AI Pricing Analyst | $108,000 | $80,000 – $140,000 |
| 433 | AI Training Data Specialist | $105,000 | $75,000 – $145,000 |
| 434 | AI Sound Design Specialist | $105,000 | $78,000 – $142,000 |
| 435 | AI Regulatory Analyst | $105,000 | $80,000 – $130,000 |
| 436 | AI Procurement Analyst | $105,000 | $78,000 – $138,000 |
| 437 | Machine Learning Analyst | $105,000 | $82,000 – $137,000 |
| 438 | AI Legal Analyst | $100,000 | $75,000 – $130,000 |
| 439 | AI Content Moderator Lead | $100,000 | $78,000 – $130,000 |
| 440 | AI Annotation Lead | $98,000 | $72,000 – $132,000 |
| 441 | AI Copywriting Specialist | $98,000 | $72,000 – $132,000 |
| 442 | AI Technical Writer | $95,000 | $70,000 – $115,000 |
| 443 | AI Data Curator | $95,000 | $74,000 – $124,000 |
| 444 | AI Image / Video Artist | $88,000 | $62,000 – $122,000 |
| 445 | AI Trainer | $85,000 | $66,000 – $111,000 |
| 446 | AI Customer Support Specialist | $78,000 | $55,000 – $110,000 |
| 447 | AI Trainer / Data Annotator | $62,000 | $45,000 – $80,000 |
| 448 | Data Science Intern | $42,000 | $33,000 – $55,000 |
Top cities for artificial intelligence
Cities ranked by average median salary across all 448 artificial intelligence roles.
| # | City | Avg Median | COL Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose, CA | $224,156 | 1.38x |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | $219,223 | 1.35x |
| 3 | Honolulu, HI | $210,933 | 1.30x |
| 4 | New York, NY | $207,301 | 1.28x |
| 5 | Washington DC, DC | $203,475 | 1.25x |
| 6 | Seattle, WA | $201,185 | 1.24x |
| 7 | Boston, MA | $198,074 | 1.22x |
| 8 | Arlington, VA | $197,585 | 1.22x |
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