AI Engineer Salary Guide
Based on 59 open roles · Updated for 2026
Average Range
$145k – $228k
Lowest Offered
$140k
Highest Offered
$350k
Top-paying AI roles right now
Principal Scientist, Machine Learning, Genomics
AI Startup · On-site
Sr/Staff Data Scientist (Remote
US) Job Details | BNSF · San Francisco, CA
Sr/Staff Data Scientist (Remote
US) | Flexgen · San Francisco, CA
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
AI Startup · London, UK
AI Engineer
AI Agents (Remote · Remote / USA