Salary for Senior-level / Expert AI Scientist during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert AI Scientist during 2025 is USD 170,000

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

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert AI Scientist salary lies between USD 145,000 and USD 190,000 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 Scientist
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
28
Top 10%
$ 255,000
Top 25%
$ 190,000
Median
$ 170,000
Bottom 25%
$ 145,000
Bottom 10%
$ 104,000

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 Senior-level / Expert AI Scientist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert AI Scientist job listings are Machine Learning, Research and Computer Science. 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:

Machine Learning | 41 jobs Research | 38 jobs Computer Science | 37 jobs Engineering | 35 jobs Python | 32 jobs PyTorch | 30 jobs LLMs | 29 jobs Generative AI | 28 jobs Statistics | 27 jobs TensorFlow | 24 jobs NLP | 22 jobs Deep Learning | 21 jobs PhD | 17 jobs Mathematics | 17 jobs R | 15 jobs Data analysis | 14 jobs Transformers | 13 jobs Computer Vision | 12 jobs Big Data | 12 jobs Keras | 12 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert AI Scientist job listings are Career development, Competitive pay 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 | 44 jobs Competitive pay | 21 jobs Health care | 19 jobs Startup environment | 17 jobs Conferences | 16 jobs Team events | 16 jobs Flex vacation | 15 jobs Flex hours | 13 jobs Equity / stock options | 10 jobs Insurance | 10 jobs Medical leave | 9 jobs Salary bonus | 9 jobs Transparency | 7 jobs Relocation support | 6 jobs Wellness | 5 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Fitness / gym | 3 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 2 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs Gear | 1 jobs

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