Principal AI Engineer Salary
Principal AI Engineer roles pay a median of $288k a year, based on 27 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $218k to $322k, and the top 10% more than $371k. 44% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Snowflake.
- $288k
- median USD
- $218k
- 25th percentile
- $322k
- 75th percentile
- 27
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($218k to $322k)
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park | 6 | $322k | $322k | $337k |
| Bellevue | 4 | $322k | $346k | $371k |
By country
| Country | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 20 | $274k | $322k | $332k |
| Canada | 4 | $214k | $237k | $264k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 15 | $208k | $270k | $322k |
| Remote | 12 | $280k | $313k | $327k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Principal Software Engineer
UiPathLondon, GB
Not disclosed
ai llm engineerPrincipal8d agoPrincipal Engineer - Reporting & Insights
XeroRemote (US)
~$287k–$320k
Remoteai llm engineerPrincipal~$287k–$320k · 10d agoPrincipal Engineer, Edge Applications & Mission Systems (R6245)
Shield AISan Diego, CA, US
$220k–$330k
ai llm engineerPrincipal$220k–$330k · 12d agoPrincipal Software Engineer, Applied AI
OktaSan Francisco, CA, US
~$224k–$308k
ai llm engineerPrincipal~$224k–$308k · 14d agoSenior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier Engineering
SnowflakeRemote (US)
$304k–$437k
Remoteai llm engineerPrincipal$304k–$437k · 14d agoPrincipal Forward Deployed Engineer I, Frontier Engineering
SnowflakeRemote (US)
$264k–$380k
Remoteai llm engineerPrincipal$264k–$380k · 14d agoPrincipal Software Engineer, Anti-Abuse
SnowflakeRemote (US)
$264k–$380k
Remoteai llm engineerPrincipal$264k–$380k · 14d agoPrincipal Software Engineer
KlaviyoBoston, MA, US
~$244k–$366k
ai llm engineerPrincipal~$244k–$366k · 22d agoPrincipal Software Engineer 2 - OLTP
SnowflakeRemote (US)
$304k–$380k
Remoteai llm engineerPrincipal$304k–$380k · 23d agoPrincipal AI Engineer - Context - Agents and Context
ElasticPL
Not disclosed
ai llm engineerPrincipal24d ago
Other roles
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