Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate AI Specialist during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate AI Specialist during 2025 is USD 138,360

✏️ This salary info is based on 12 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average mid-level / intermediate AI Specialist salary lies between USD 102,000 and USD 189,500 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 Specialist
Experience
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
12
Top 10%
$ 445,500
Top 25%
$ 189,500
Median
$ 138,360
Bottom 25%
$ 102,000
Bottom 10%
$ 85,000

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 Mid-level / Intermediate AI Specialist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate AI Specialist job listings are Engineering, Python 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:

Engineering | 17 jobs Python | 16 jobs Machine Learning | 15 jobs NLP | 14 jobs AWS | 13 jobs Azure | 13 jobs Computer Science | 13 jobs Generative AI | 13 jobs LLMs | 12 jobs Research | 10 jobs GCP | 10 jobs TensorFlow | 9 jobs PyTorch | 8 jobs Security | 8 jobs GPT | 8 jobs Testing | 7 jobs Privacy | 7 jobs Consulting | 6 jobs Pipelines | 6 jobs CI/CD | 6 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate AI Specialist 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 | 15 jobs Health care | 7 jobs Flex hours | 5 jobs Equity / stock options | 4 jobs Competitive pay | 4 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs Flex vacation | 3 jobs Insurance | 3 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Relocation support | 2 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Salary bonus | 1 jobs Home office stipend | 1 jobs Flexible spending account | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs Cell phone stipend | 1 jobs

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