AI Software Engineer salary
3 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for AI software engineer roles at senior level across the United States: 28 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $155,745 and $216,375, with a median of $177,500.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $133,750 and senior $177,500. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 33% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 1 of the 3 ranges in the table rests on fewer than 10 postings and is marked hint: treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
AI Software Engineer pay by specialization
AI Engineering 127Machine Learning Engineering 3
Live AI software engineer 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 | $123,038 – $151,000 | $133,750 | 22 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $155,745 – $216,375 | $177,500 | 28 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $182,375 – $234,500 | $220,500 | 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.
Pay by market
1 pageOpen AI software engineer roles · 48 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, $91,165–$235,500scale $50,000–$330,000
60 of 130 open roles. All AI software engineer jobs