Remote AI Engineer salary
Base pay in the United States, from 13 postings by 10 employers that published the pay range.
Median base pay per year
$212,000
A typical posting offers $182,000 to $229,000.
10th percentile $180k – $225k
middle half $265k
90th percentile
What a AI Engineer does
AI engineers build software features on top of machine learning models, today mostly large language models reached through an API or hosted in-house. Rather than training models from scratch, they design the system around the model: prompts, retrieval, tool calls, evaluation and guardrails. The responsibility is a product feature that behaves reliably despite an unpredictable component.
By level
| Level | Typical range | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $142,500 – $216,000 | $179,000 | 6 |
| Senior | $200,000 – $250,000 | $225,000 | 3 |
| Staff & Principal | $215,000 – $262,500 | $239,000 | 4 |
By employer
| Employer | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| ClickUp | $225,000 | 3 |
| Databricks | $216,000 | 2 |
Open AI Engineer jobs with published pay
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Principal AI Engineer - Personalization and Recommendation
Rula · Remote (US)
Data & AI Full-time $282,000 - $370,650 Posted Aug 25, 2026 -
Staff AI Engineer - Multi-Agent Frameworks
ClickUp · Remote (US)
Engineering Full-time $250K - $300K Posted Jun 17, 2026 -
AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE)
Databricks · Remote (US)
Customer Support $182,000 – $250,208 per year Posted May 13, 2026 -
AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE), U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)
Databricks · Remote (US)
Customer Support $182,000 – $250,208 per year Posted Aug 28, 2026 -
Senior AI Engineer - Multi-Agent Frameworks
ClickUp · Remote (US)
Engineering Full-time $200K - $250K Posted Jun 17, 2026 -
Senior AI Engineer, Voice Platform
ClickUp · Remote (US)
Engineering Full-time $200K - $250K Posted Jun 17, 2026 -
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Senior Staff AI Engineer
Zscaler · Remote (US)
Data & AI Full-time $180,000 – $225,000 per year Posted Nov 11, 2026 -
AI Engineer - AI Platform
Addepar · Remote · New York, NY
Data & AI $163,000 – $203,500 per year Posted Oct 27, 2026