Entry Level AI Engineer Salary
Entry Level AI Engineer roles pay a median of $140k a year, based on 16 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $140k to $167k, and the top 10% more than $173k. 6% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Sierra.
- $140k
- median USD
- $140k
- 25th percentile
- $167k
- 75th percentile
- 16
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($140k to $167k)
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 4 | $143k | $154k | $167k |
| New York | 3 | $140k | $140k | $157k |
By country
| Country | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 13 | $140k | $140k | $143k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 15 | $140k | $140k | $154k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Forward Deployed Engineer - Federal, New Grad 2027
C3 AITysons, Virginia, US
~$120k–$150k
ai llm engineerEntry~$120k–$150k · 10d agoSoftware Engineer, New Grad (2027)
HarveyNew York, New York, US
$165k–$182k
ai llm engineerEntry$165k–$182k · 27d agoSoftware Engineer, New Grad (2027)
HarveyRemote (US)
$165k–$182k
Remoteai llm engineerEntry$165k–$182k · 27d agoSoftware Engineer, Public Sector - New Grad
Scale AISan Francisco, CA, US
~$124k–$162k
ai llm engineerEntry~$124k–$162k · 1mo agoPlatform Full-Stack Engineer, New Grad 2027
C3 AIRedwood City, California, US
~$120k–$150k
ai llm engineerEntry~$120k–$150k · 1mo agoForward Deployed Engineer, New Grad 2027
C3 AIRedwood City, California, US
~$120k–$150k
ai llm engineerEntry~$120k–$150k · 1mo agoSoftware Engineer - New Grad
Scale AILondon, GB
Not disclosed
ai llm engineerEntry1mo agoSoftware Engineer - New Grad
Scale AIDoha, QA
Not disclosed
ai llm engineerEntry1mo agoSoftware Engineer - New Grad
Scale AISan Francisco, CA, US
~$124k–$162k
ai llm engineerEntry~$124k–$162k · 1mo agoForward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
PalantirHonolulu, HI, US
~$135k–$145k
ai llm engineerEntry~$135k–$145k · 1mo ago
Every live listing here that discloses a number, in any currency. Converted to USD at ECB reference rates as of 2026-10-28. Hourly, weekly, and monthly figures are annualised (2,080 / 52 / 12). Where a salary is a range we use its midpoint. Breakdowns with fewer than three disclosed salaries are left out. All AI and ML salaries