Head of AI Salary in 2025

💰 The median Head of AI Salary in 2025 is USD 250,400

✏️ This salary info is based on 26 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Head of AI salary lies between USD 205,100 and USD 320,000 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
2025
Sample size
26
Top 10%
$ 401,940
Top 25%
$ 320,000
Median
$ 250,400
Bottom 25%
$ 205,100
Bottom 10%
$ 145,000

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

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Salary trend

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, Engineering and Computer Science. 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:

Machine Learning | 88 jobs Engineering | 81 jobs Computer Science | 74 jobs Research | 64 jobs Python | 46 jobs Security | 34 jobs Generative AI | 33 jobs AI strategy | 30 jobs LLMs | 29 jobs PyTorch | 27 jobs Deep Learning | 23 jobs TensorFlow | 23 jobs AWS | 23 jobs Model training | 22 jobs Architecture | 21 jobs APIs | 20 jobs NLP | 19 jobs Azure | 19 jobs Pipelines | 19 jobs R | 18 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, Health care and Competitive pay. 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 | 89 jobs Health care | 45 jobs Competitive pay | 37 jobs Startup environment | 30 jobs Flex hours | 25 jobs Team events | 22 jobs Equity / stock options | 17 jobs Parental leave | 14 jobs Salary bonus | 14 jobs Insurance | 11 jobs Transparency | 10 jobs Conferences | 10 jobs 401(k) matching | 9 jobs Wellness | 7 jobs Flex vacation | 6 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 6 jobs Medical leave | 5 jobs Travel | 4 jobs Relocation support | 4 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs

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