AI/ML salaries in United States
AI/ML professionals in United States earn $150.5–257.5K per year on average, based on 16 jobs. AI/ML roles in United States pay 1% above the board-wide average of $153.5–248.5K for AI/ML jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $160.8–236.2K for Mid-level roles up to $185.8–303.4K at the Director level.
Average salary range
$150.5–257.5K
Based on 16 jobs · 1% more than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$125K
Average
$204K
75th percentile
$286.6K
AI/ML salaries by seniority in United States
AI/ML salaries in United States range from $160.8–236.2K for Mid-level roles to $185.8–303.4K for Director positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $160.8–236.2K | 3 | -1% |
| Senior | $136.9–250.1K | 10 | -4% |
| Director | $185.8–303.4K | 3 | +22% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $139.4–202.1K · 163 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $163.4–235.5K · 64 jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $146.5–221.5K · 43 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $133.7–194.9K · 39 jobs
AI Engineering
Avg. $130.8–195.4K · 38 jobs
Full Stack Development
Avg. $135–193.3K · 38 jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond AI/ML, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $142.7–212K · 222 jobs
AWS
Avg. $146.3–214.6K · 117 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $138.1–204.6K · 93 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $143.4–214.8K · 89 jobs
Java
Avg. $133.6–197.5K · 88 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $150.1–230.5K · 74 jobs
Other locations for AI/ML
Compare AI/ML salaries in other locations.
California
Avg. $178.4–304.4K · 5 jobs
New York
Avg. $157.5–261.1K · 4 jobs
Virginia
Avg. $125.1–243.9K · 3 jobs
AI/ML salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.