AI Engineering salary in Palo Alto
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 13, 2026
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AI Engineering pay in Palo Alto is measured from 7 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 7 postings put the middle half between $192,800 and $230,300, with a median of $201,650.
Against the 13 other measured markets for AI engineering at senior, this sits below 7 of them; Mountain View leads at $237,500.
The one range here rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
24 AI engineering roles are open in Palo Alto right now, 18 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $192,800 – $230,300 | $201,650 | 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 level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open AI engineering roles in Palo Alto · 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, $100,000–$300,000scale $60,000–$420,000
AI Engineer Normal Computing Corporation · New York $200,000–$400,000 3mo ago 
AI Engineer OPPO US Research Center · Palo Alto $100,000–$200,000 5mo ago Distinguished Engineer, Applied AI GEICO · Palo Alto $150,000–$300,000 5mo ago Sr. Software Engineer - Applied AI GEICO · Remote · US $80,000–$215,000 6mo ago Sr Staff Engineer - Applied AI GEICO · Bethesda $130,000–$260,000 8mo ago 
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Applied AI) Perplexity · San Francisco $220,000–$405,000 1y ago 
Sr. AI Engineer Uniphore · Palo Alto $169,800–$233,500 1y ago Test Engineer-AI/LLM OPPO US Research Center · Palo Alto $100,000–$200,000 1y ago Backend Engineer, Generative AI Services OPPO US Research Center · Palo Alto $100,000–$200,000 1y ago 
Engineering Director, AI Developer Experience (AIDE) Nubank · Palo Alto $193,000–$273,250e 3w ago Lead Data Engineer - AI/ML Stanfordmedicine (SHC External Career Site) · Palo Alto $192,800–$230,300e 4w ago Campus Undergraduate Full-Time Engineer - 2027 AI Engineer I, Enterprise Technology Services- Palo Alto, CA Egug · Palo Alto $132,450–$205,151e 7w ago Campus Graduate Masters Full-Time Engineer - 2027 AI Engineer I, Enterprise Technology Services- Palo Alto, CA Egug · Palo Alto $132,450–$205,151e 7w ago 
Founding AI Engineer - Manhattan Labs Pear VC · Palo Alto $132,450–$205,151e 5mo ago Director Engineering - AI/ML Stanfordmedicine (SHC External Career Site) · Palo Alto $193,000–$273,250e 6mo ago