Remote AI Engineer Salary
Remote AI Engineer roles pay a median of $237k a year, based on 261 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $195k to $276k, and the top 10% more than $308k. Highest median pay: Anthropic.
- $237k
- median USD
- $195k
- 25th percentile
- $276k
- 75th percentile
- 261
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($195k to $276k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 66 | $179k | $202k | $228k |
| Staff | 58 | $236k | $276k | $287k |
| Principal | 12 | $280k | $313k | $327k |
| Lead | 7 | $267k | $288k | $292k |
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 85 | $227k | $248k | $286k |
| New York | 38 | $231k | $246k | $286k |
| Menlo Park | 9 | $288k | $288k | $322k |
| Seattle | 8 | $190k | $196k | $226k |
| Washington, D.C. | 7 | $241k | $257k | $294k |
| Foster City | 7 | $210k | $240k | $279k |
| Bellevue | 5 | $244k | $244k | $322k |
By country
| Country | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 209 | $212k | $243k | $285k |
| Canada | 25 | $180k | $184k | $206k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Staff+ Software Engineer, Deployment
AnthropicRemote
~$405k–$485k
Remoteai llm engineerStaff~$405k–$485k · 1d agoSenior Sales Engineer (Agentic AI Automation)
UiPathRemote
Not disclosed
Remoteai llm engineerSenior2d agoSoftware Engineer, Storage Systems (Agent Infra)
BasetenRemote (US)
$160k–$330k
Remoteai llm engineer$160k–$330k · 2d agoSoftware Engineer, Networking (Agent Infra)
BasetenRemote (US)
$160k–$330k
Remoteai llm engineer$160k–$330k · 2d agoSoftware Engineer, Compute and Isolation
BasetenRemote (US)
$165k–$330k
Remoteai llm engineer$165k–$330k · 2d agoSr. Staff Applied AI Engineer, GTM
ZscalerRemote (US)
~$180k–$225k
Remoteai llm engineerStaff~$180k–$225k · 2d agoSenior Software Engineer, AI Developer Experience
VantaRemote (CA)
Not disclosed
Remoteai llm engineerSenior3d agoSenior Software Engineer, AI Developer Experience
VantaRemote (US)
$195k–$229k
Remoteai llm engineerSenior$195k–$229k · 3d agoApplied AI Architect, OpenAI for Government
OpenAIRemote (DE)
Not disclosed
Remoteai llm engineer3d agoBackend Engineer, Knowledge Graph
GitLabRemote (US)
~$115k–$162k
Remoteai llm engineer~$115k–$162k · 5d 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