Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate AI Specialist during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate AI Specialist during 2025 is USD 128,460

✏️ This salary info is based on 28 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate AI Specialist salary lies between USD 80,640 and USD 174,200 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
28
Top 10%
$ 257,000
Top 25%
$ 174,200
Median
$ 128,460
Bottom 25%
$ 80,640
Bottom 10%
$ 56,962

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 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 | 44 jobs Machine Learning | 42 jobs Engineering | 39 jobs LLMs | 32 jobs Computer Science | 31 jobs Generative AI | 31 jobs Research | 25 jobs AWS | 24 jobs NLP | 23 jobs GPT | 22 jobs TensorFlow | 21 jobs Azure | 21 jobs PyTorch | 19 jobs GCP | 18 jobs Testing | 17 jobs Pipelines | 15 jobs APIs | 15 jobs Prompt engineering | 15 jobs SQL | 14 jobs Security | 14 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, Flex hours and Health care. 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 | 42 jobs Flex hours | 20 jobs Health care | 18 jobs Competitive pay | 15 jobs Startup environment | 13 jobs Flex vacation | 11 jobs Insurance | 9 jobs Equity / stock options | 8 jobs Team events | 7 jobs Wellness | 5 jobs Medical leave | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 3 jobs Relocation support | 2 jobs Flexible spending account | 2 jobs Lunch / meals | 1 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Flat hierarchy | 1 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs

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