Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate AI Developer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate AI Developer during 2025 is USD 130,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 41 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate AI Developer salary lies between USD 88,000 and USD 177,000 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
AI Developer
Experience
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
41
Top 10%
$ 294,600
Top 25%
$ 177,000
Median
$ 130,000
Bottom 25%
$ 88,000
Bottom 10%
$ 63,157

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 Mid-level / Intermediate AI Developer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate AI Developer 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 | 58 jobs Machine Learning | 54 jobs Engineering | 52 jobs Azure | 49 jobs AWS | 45 jobs LLMs | 45 jobs Computer Science | 42 jobs Generative AI | 38 jobs TensorFlow | 37 jobs PyTorch | 37 jobs Architecture | 32 jobs APIs | 32 jobs GCP | 31 jobs NLP | 30 jobs ML models | 24 jobs OpenAI | 24 jobs Java | 23 jobs Deep Learning | 22 jobs Research | 22 jobs Agile | 22 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate AI Developer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate AI Developer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. 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 | 50 jobs Health care | 23 jobs Flex hours | 19 jobs Competitive pay | 14 jobs Insurance | 14 jobs Flex vacation | 12 jobs Startup environment | 12 jobs Team events | 12 jobs Equity / stock options | 7 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Medical leave | 7 jobs Wellness | 5 jobs Salary bonus | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 3 jobs Gear | 3 jobs Conferences | 3 jobs Home office stipend | 2 jobs Lunch / meals | 1 jobs Travel | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs

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