AI Developer salary
3 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 9, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for AI developer roles at senior level across the United States: 11 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $136,250 and $151,638, with a median of $145,090.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 3 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
AI Developer pay by specialization
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Live AI developer roles by AI and machine learning function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
3 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $133,338 – $163,375 | $149,025 | 8hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $136,250 – $151,638 | $145,090 | 11 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$124,443 – CA$156,100 | CA$131,900 | 7hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open AI developer roles · 18 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $100,200–$203,400scale $60,000–$290,000
60 of 138 open roles. All AI developer jobs