AI Engineer Salary in 2025
💰 The median AI Engineer Salary in 2025 is USD 170,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 729 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average AI Engineer salary lies between USD 119,056 and USD 222,700 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.
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- AI Engineer
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- all levels
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- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 729
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for AI Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with AI Engineer job listings are Python, Engineering and Machine Learning. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Python | 1439 jobs Engineering | 1436 jobs Machine Learning | 1369 jobs LLMs | 971 jobs Computer Science | 967 jobs AWS | 810 jobs Generative AI | 777 jobs Azure | 725 jobs Research | 703 jobs Pipelines | 671 jobs PyTorch | 666 jobs Architecture | 652 jobs APIs | 602 jobs TensorFlow | 598 jobs NLP | 555 jobs GCP | 539 jobs Security | 492 jobs ML models | 487 jobs RAG | 452 jobs MLOps | 415 jobsTop 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 Startup environment. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 1313 jobs Health care | 567 jobs Startup environment | 453 jobs Flex hours | 431 jobs Competitive pay | 423 jobs Equity / stock options | 341 jobs Team events | 258 jobs Flex vacation | 242 jobs Insurance | 226 jobs Parental leave | 218 jobs Salary bonus | 213 jobs Medical leave | 169 jobs 401(k) matching | 139 jobs Wellness | 115 jobs Transparency | 85 jobs Conferences | 73 jobs Fitness / gym | 63 jobs Home office stipend | 54 jobs Relocation support | 45 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 43 jobsRelated salaries
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