Salary for Senior-level / Expert Artificial Intelligence Engineer in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Artificial Intelligence Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 159,555
✏️ This salary info is based on 14 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Artificial Intelligence Engineer salary lies between USD 149,500 and USD 185,000 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
- Artificial Intelligence Engineer
- Experience
- Senior-level / Expert
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 14
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Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Artificial Intelligence Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Artificial Intelligence Engineer job listings are Python, Engineering 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:
Python | 25 jobs Engineering | 24 jobs Machine Learning | 22 jobs LLMs | 16 jobs Generative AI | 16 jobs Computer Science | 15 jobs APIs | 14 jobs Architecture | 13 jobs TensorFlow | 12 jobs AWS | 12 jobs Pipelines | 12 jobs PyTorch | 11 jobs Security | 11 jobs Agile | 11 jobs ML models | 10 jobs Git | 10 jobs Prompt engineering | 10 jobs R | 9 jobs Azure | 9 jobs CI/CD | 9 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Artificial Intelligence Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Artificial Intelligence Engineer job listings are Career development, Startup environment 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 | 22 jobs Startup environment | 9 jobs Health care | 8 jobs Insurance | 6 jobs Flex hours | 5 jobs Equity / stock options | 4 jobs Flex vacation | 4 jobs Wellness | 4 jobs 401(k) matching | 3 jobs Competitive pay | 3 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs Salary bonus | 2 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Fitness / gym | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Team events | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs Flexible spending account | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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