The best-evidenced figure here is for AI systems engineer roles at senior level across the United States: 6 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $187,500 and $200,000, with a median of $193,750.
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.
Live AI systems engineer roles by AI and machine learning function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
2 by market and level
Market
Level
Market range
Median
Sample
United States · country-wide
Mid
$171,650 – $222,500
$201,600
5hint
United States · country-wide
Senior
$187,500 – $200,000
$193,750
6hint
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 systems engineer roles · 10 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $104,325–$254,000scale $60,000–$360,000