Salary for Entry-level / Junior AI Engineer during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior AI Engineer during 2025 is USD 80,101
✏️ This salary info is based on 26 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average entry-level / junior AI Engineer salary lies between USD 46,000 and USD 124,805 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
- Entry-level / Junior
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 26
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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 Entry-level / Junior AI Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior AI Engineer job listings are Python, Machine Learning and Engineering. 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 | 111 jobs Machine Learning | 98 jobs Engineering | 87 jobs Computer Science | 81 jobs LLMs | 55 jobs PyTorch | 50 jobs Research | 49 jobs Generative AI | 44 jobs NLP | 41 jobs AWS | 41 jobs Deep Learning | 40 jobs TensorFlow | 40 jobs SQL | 36 jobs Azure | 36 jobs ML models | 33 jobs APIs | 32 jobs Testing | 27 jobs Computer Vision | 26 jobs GCP | 26 jobs MLOps | 26 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior AI Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior AI Engineer job listings are Career development, Flex hours 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 | 96 jobs Flex hours | 35 jobs Startup environment | 34 jobs Health care | 26 jobs Team events | 17 jobs Competitive pay | 16 jobs Equity / stock options | 11 jobs Flex vacation | 11 jobs Insurance | 10 jobs Medical leave | 8 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Wellness | 7 jobs Salary bonus | 7 jobs Fitness / gym | 6 jobs Transparency | 6 jobs Conferences | 6 jobs 401(k) matching | 5 jobs Relocation support | 4 jobs Lunch / meals | 2 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 2 jobsRelated salaries
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