# 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.

- **Median (USD):** $237k
- **25th to 75th percentile:** $195k to $276k
- **10th to 90th percentile:** $164k to $308k
- **Disclosed roles:** 261

## By level

From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.

| Group | 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

| Group | 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

| Group | 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.

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Anthropic](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/anthropic) | 3 | $404k | $445k | $445k |
| [Snowflake](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/snowflake) | 14 | $244k | $288k | $322k |
| [Harvey](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/harvey) | 22 | $242k | $285k | $286k |
| [OpenAI](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/openai) | 41 | $243k | $265k | $320k |
| [Ramp](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/ramp) | 7 | $254k | $260k | $278k |
| [Xero](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/xero) | 3 | $253k | $256k | $280k |
| [Baseten](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/baseten) | 10 | $246k | $248k | $248k |
| [Runway](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/runway) | 3 | $206k | $248k | $256k |
| [Replit](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/replit) | 7 | $210k | $240k | $279k |
| [Hex](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/hex) | 6 | $157k | $239k | $247k |

## Other roles

- [Remote Machine Learning Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/machine-learning-engineer/remote)
- [Remote Research Scientist Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/research-scientist/remote)
- [Remote Data Scientist Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-scientist/remote)
- [Remote Data Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-engineer/remote)
- [Remote MLOps Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/mlops-infrastructure/remote)
- [Remote Computer Vision Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/computer-vision/remote)
- [Remote Robotics Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/robotics/remote)
- [Remote AI Product Manager Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/ai-product-manager/remote)
- [Remote Analytics Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/analytics-engineer/remote)

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. Live roles: [AI/LLM Engineer jobs](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/ai-llm-engineer). Check an offer: https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/calculator?role=ai-llm-engineer&facet=remote&offer=185000

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