AI Engineer Salary in 2025
💰 The median AI Engineer Salary in 2025 is USD 172,100
✏️ This salary info is based on 599 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average AI Engineer salary lies between USD 120,000 and USD 225,400 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
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 599
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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 | 1197 jobs Engineering | 1180 jobs Machine Learning | 1142 jobs Computer Science | 795 jobs LLMs | 777 jobs AWS | 677 jobs Generative AI | 623 jobs Azure | 603 jobs Research | 584 jobs PyTorch | 574 jobs Pipelines | 540 jobs Architecture | 535 jobs TensorFlow | 522 jobs APIs | 487 jobs NLP | 466 jobs GCP | 435 jobs ML models | 410 jobs Security | 406 jobs Deep Learning | 362 jobs RAG | 354 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 | 1099 jobs Health care | 464 jobs Startup environment | 372 jobs Flex hours | 361 jobs Competitive pay | 339 jobs Equity / stock options | 281 jobs Team events | 220 jobs Flex vacation | 199 jobs Insurance | 188 jobs Parental leave | 187 jobs Salary bonus | 169 jobs Medical leave | 144 jobs 401(k) matching | 121 jobs Wellness | 80 jobs Transparency | 73 jobs Conferences | 64 jobs Fitness / gym | 51 jobs Home office stipend | 45 jobs Gear | 34 jobs Relocation support | 32 jobsRelated salaries
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