Salary for Senior-level / Expert AI Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert AI Engineer during 2025 is USD 176,500

✏️ This salary info is based on 365 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average senior-level / expert AI Engineer salary lies between USD 137,000 and USD 237,400 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
365
Top 10%
$ 280,600
Top 25%
$ 237,400
Median
$ 176,500
Bottom 25%
$ 137,000
Bottom 10%
$ 91,139

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 Senior-level / Expert AI Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert AI Engineer 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 | 730 jobs Python | 712 jobs Machine Learning | 688 jobs LLMs | 523 jobs Computer Science | 484 jobs AWS | 460 jobs Azure | 404 jobs Generative AI | 403 jobs Architecture | 383 jobs Pipelines | 373 jobs PyTorch | 346 jobs Research | 343 jobs TensorFlow | 306 jobs GCP | 305 jobs APIs | 294 jobs NLP | 285 jobs Security | 280 jobs RAG | 244 jobs MLOps | 238 jobs ML models | 234 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert AI Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert AI Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care 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 | 667 jobs Health care | 277 jobs Startup environment | 225 jobs Flex hours | 216 jobs Competitive pay | 207 jobs Equity / stock options | 152 jobs Team events | 136 jobs Flex vacation | 129 jobs Insurance | 124 jobs Parental leave | 109 jobs Salary bonus | 107 jobs Medical leave | 79 jobs 401(k) matching | 58 jobs Wellness | 49 jobs Conferences | 45 jobs Transparency | 42 jobs Home office stipend | 28 jobs Fitness / gym | 25 jobs Gear | 22 jobs Flexible spending account | 19 jobs

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