AI Engineer Salary in 2024

💰 The median AI Engineer Salary in 2024 is USD 166,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 98 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average AI Engineer salary lies between USD 101,000 and USD 205,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
AI Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
98
Top 10%
$ 240,000
Top 25%
$ 205,000
Median
$ 166,000
Bottom 25%
$ 101,000
Bottom 10%
$ 85,000

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: May 12, 2024

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for AI Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with AI Engineer job listings are Machine Learning, Python and Engineering. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Machine Learning | 239 jobs Python | 227 jobs Engineering | 223 jobs Computer Science | 160 jobs LLMs | 145 jobs Research | 122 jobs NLP | 110 jobs Deep Learning | 109 jobs PyTorch | 106 jobs Generative AI | 103 jobs TensorFlow | 95 jobs Architecture | 92 jobs Pipelines | 77 jobs AWS | 75 jobs Azure | 72 jobs ML models | 69 jobs Agile | 62 jobs Mathematics | 59 jobs Security | 56 jobs Docker | 55 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for AI Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with AI Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 220 jobs Health care | 95 jobs Flex hours | 88 jobs Competitive pay | 72 jobs Equity | 71 jobs Flex vacation | 57 jobs Startup environment | 57 jobs Team events | 51 jobs Parental leave | 49 jobs Medical leave | 39 jobs Salary bonus | 39 jobs Wellness | 36 jobs Insurance | 36 jobs 401(k) matching | 27 jobs Home office stipend | 14 jobs Conferences | 13 jobs Transparency | 12 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 9 jobs Gear | 8 jobs Fitness / gym | 8 jobs

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