AI Engineer Salary in Seattle
AI Engineer roles in Seattle pay a median of $191k a year, based on 12 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $172k to $226k, and the top 10% more than $242k. 67% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: OpenAI.
- $191k
- median USD
- $172k
- 25th percentile
- $226k
- 75th percentile
- 12
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($172k to $226k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 5 | $170k | $190k | $190k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 4 | $167k | $171k | $190k |
| Remote | 8 | $190k | $196k | $226k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Staff Software Engineer, Growth
AirwallexRemote (US)
$163k–$279k
Remoteai llm engineerStaff$163k–$279k · 10d agoSenior Software Engineer, Growth
AirwallexRemote (US)
$158k–$225k
Remoteai llm engineerSenior$158k–$225k · 10d agoSenior Quality Engineer, Applied AI
AndurilSeattle, Washington, US
~$146k–$194k
ai llm engineerSenior~$146k–$194k · 1mo agoSoftware Engineer, Infrastructure AI
AirwallexRemote (US)
$130k–$200k
Remoteai llm engineer$130k–$200k · 1mo agoForward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Seattle
OpenAIRemote (US)
$185k–$300k
Remoteai llm engineer$185k–$300k · 1mo agoPrincipal/Staff Software Engineer
SynthesiaRemote (US)
~$200k+
Remoteai llm engineerPrincipal~$200k+ · 2mo agoSr. Developer Advocate, Open Source — Omnigent
DatabricksSeattle, WA, US
~$133k–$186k
ai llm engineerSenior~$133k–$186k · 2mo agoForward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - Seattle
OpenAISeattle, Washington, US
$185k–$300k
ai llm engineer$185k–$300k · 2mo agoSoftware Engineer - Edge AI Systems
PalantirSeattle, WA, US
~$145k–$200k
ai llm engineer~$145k–$200k · 3mo agoSenior Software Engineer - Database
AirwallexRemote (US)
$140k–$240k
Remoteai llm engineerSenior$140k–$240k · 6mo 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