What is the average AI Engineering salary in United States?

Based on 38 jobs with salary data, the average AI Engineering salary in United States ranges from $130.8–195.4K per year.

How do AI Engineering salaries in United States compare to the board-wide average?

AI Engineering roles in United States pay 4% below the board-wide AI Engineering average of $138.5–201.3K.

How do AI Engineering salaries in United States vary by seniority?

Entry level AI Engineering roles in United States average $91.9–122.9K, while Senior roles average $145.6–214.1K. Salary data covers 3 seniority levels.

How are AI Engineering salaries in United States calculated?

Salary figures are based on published job postings with salary data, normalized to annual USD equivalents. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering to ensure accuracy. Only positions with at least 5 data points are included.

AI Engineering salaries in United States

AI Engineering professionals in United States earn $130.8–195.4K per year on average, based on 38 jobs. AI Engineering roles in United States pay 4% below the board-wide average of $138.5–201.3K for AI Engineering jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $91.9–122.9K for Entry level roles up to $145.6–214.1K at the Senior level.

Average salary range

$130.8–195.4K

Based on 38 jobs · 4% less than the average salary on LumiJobs

25th percentile

$96.8K

Average

$163.1K

75th percentile

$218.4K

United StatesAverage salary on LumiJobs

$96.8K$218.4K

AI Engineering salaries by seniority in United States

AI Engineering salaries in United States range from $91.9–122.9K for Entry level roles to $145.6–214.1K for Senior positions.

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on LumiJobs
Entry level	$91.9–122.9K	3	-37%
Mid-level	$110.4–174.6K	11	-16%
Senior	$145.6–214.1K	21	+6%

Other top paying titles in United States

Highest paying job titles in United States beyond AI Engineering, 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

Full Stack Development

Avg. $135–193.3K · 38 jobs

Software Engineer

Avg. $141.2–222K · 37 jobs

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Top paying skills in United States

Highest paying skills in United States, 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

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Other locations for AI Engineering

Compare AI Engineering salaries in other locations.

California

Avg. $135.2–202.8K · 8 jobs

New York

Avg. $153.2–215.8K · 7 jobs

Seattle, WA

Avg. $145.1–188.4K · 4 jobs

Texas

Avg. $134.7–194.1K · 4 jobs

Washington

Avg. $145.1–188.4K · 4 jobs

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All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.