Updated 1 September 2026

What AI jobs pay

499 of the 3,977 open roles on the board state a salary. This is what they say, by role, seniority and country.

$237kmedian
$197k – $293kmiddle half
$353ktop 10% starts at
499postings with pay
89%of those are US

By role

Machine Learning $214k $182k–$259k 243
Research $275k $209k–$308k 167
MLOps & Infrastructure $250k $209k–$308k 48
AI Product & Design $231k $192k–$260k 20
AI Safety & Policy $255k $233k–$313k 18

$0$190k$380k

By seniority

3+ years $248k $205k–$308k 261
5+ years $210k $177k–$275k 129
8+ years $217k $209k–$265k 107

$0$190k$380k

By country

United States $238k $201k–$300k 444
Outside the US $203k $171k–$245k 8

$0$190k$380k

How this is counted

Each posting's range is taken at its midpoint. Figures are medians and quartiles, not averages, so a single outlier cannot move a chart. Only yearly salaries and only one posting per role, so a job advertised in seven countries counts once. A group is shown only with 5 or more postings behind it. No figure here is estimated: every one comes from a posting on the board.

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