AI Research Engineer salary

The best-evidenced figure here is for AI research engineer roles at mid level across the United States: 7 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $144,400 and $202,803, with a median of $172,500.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range in the table rests on fewer than 10 postings, so treat them as hints rather than benchmarks.