Head of AI Salary in 2024

💰 The median Head of AI Salary in 2024 is USD 234,750

✏️ This salary info is based on 8 individual salaries reported during 2024

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The average Head of AI salary lies between USD 195,000 and USD 264,000 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
Head of AI
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
8
Top 10%
$ 300,000
Top 25%
$ 264,000
Median
$ 234,750
Bottom 25%
$ 195,000
Bottom 10%
$ 157,500

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

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Head of AI roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Head of AI job listings are Machine Learning, Computer Science and Research. 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 | 50 jobs Computer Science | 38 jobs Research | 32 jobs Engineering | 31 jobs LLMs | 29 jobs NLP | 26 jobs Privacy | 22 jobs PhD | 21 jobs Python | 19 jobs Computer Vision | 19 jobs Architecture | 18 jobs R | 14 jobs PyTorch | 14 jobs Generative AI | 14 jobs AI strategy | 13 jobs TensorFlow | 12 jobs R&D | 12 jobs ML infrastructure | 12 jobs JavaScript | 11 jobs MLOps | 11 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Head of AI roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Head of AI job listings are Career development, Startup environment and Health care. 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 | 48 jobs Startup environment | 21 jobs Health care | 18 jobs Competitive pay | 15 jobs Equity / stock options | 13 jobs Team events | 11 jobs Conferences | 9 jobs Insurance | 9 jobs Wellness | 8 jobs Salary bonus | 8 jobs Medical leave | 7 jobs 401(k) matching | 6 jobs Parental leave | 6 jobs Flex vacation | 6 jobs Home office stipend | 6 jobs Flex hours | 5 jobs Transparency | 4 jobs Fitness / gym | 3 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 3 jobs Gear | 2 jobs

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