Salary for Senior-level / Expert AI Engineer in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert AI Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 185,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 640 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert AI Engineer salary lies between USD 147,000 and USD 237,400 in the United States. 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
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 640
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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 | 1357 jobs Python | 1348 jobs Machine Learning | 1272 jobs LLMs | 1017 jobs Computer Science | 874 jobs AWS | 822 jobs Generative AI | 782 jobs Pipelines | 770 jobs Azure | 755 jobs Architecture | 744 jobs Research | 639 jobs PyTorch | 634 jobs APIs | 596 jobs TensorFlow | 561 jobs GCP | 560 jobs NLP | 544 jobs Security | 543 jobs RAG | 479 jobs ML models | 467 jobs MLOps | 445 jobsTop 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 | 1232 jobs Health care | 543 jobs Flex hours | 413 jobs Startup environment | 413 jobs Competitive pay | 364 jobs Equity / stock options | 295 jobs Flex vacation | 249 jobs Team events | 233 jobs Insurance | 227 jobs Parental leave | 218 jobs Salary bonus | 216 jobs Medical leave | 177 jobs 401(k) matching | 129 jobs Wellness | 123 jobs Transparency | 93 jobs Conferences | 77 jobs Home office stipend | 53 jobs Relocation support | 44 jobs Fitness / gym | 42 jobs Gear | 41 jobsRelated salaries
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