Salary for Senior-level / Expert AI Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert AI Engineer during 2025 is USD 177,500

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The average senior-level / expert AI Engineer salary lies between USD 150,000 and USD 248,500 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 Engineer
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
10
Top 10%
$ 280,600
Top 25%
$ 248,500
Median
$ 177,500
Bottom 25%
$ 150,000
Bottom 10%
$ 50,526

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 | 51 jobs Python | 50 jobs Machine Learning | 44 jobs LLMs | 37 jobs Azure | 35 jobs Generative AI | 35 jobs Computer Science | 34 jobs AWS | 33 jobs Architecture | 31 jobs Research | 23 jobs NLP | 22 jobs PyTorch | 22 jobs GCP | 19 jobs Java | 19 jobs TensorFlow | 18 jobs Pipelines | 18 jobs Docker | 17 jobs ML models | 16 jobs APIs | 15 jobs Deep Learning | 14 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 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 | 53 jobs Health care | 25 jobs Flex hours | 17 jobs Equity / stock options | 16 jobs Flex vacation | 12 jobs Competitive pay | 12 jobs Team events | 12 jobs Insurance | 11 jobs Startup environment | 10 jobs Salary bonus | 8 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Medical leave | 7 jobs Transparency | 5 jobs 401(k) matching | 4 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 3 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Gear | 2 jobs Relocation support | 2 jobs Yoga | 2 jobs Lunch / meals | 1 jobs

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