AI Engineer Salary in Washington, D.C.
AI Engineer roles in Washington, D.C. pay a median of $257k a year, based on 12 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $225k to $288k, and the top 10% more than $303k. 58% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: OpenAI.
- $257k
- median USD
- $225k
- 25th percentile
- $288k
- 75th percentile
- 12
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($225k to $288k)
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 5 | $223k | $256k | $278k |
| Remote | 7 | $241k | $257k | $294k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Infra Software Engineer, Agentic Runtime
AndurilWashington, District of Columbia, US
~$191k–$254k
ai llm engineer~$191k–$254k · 2d agoPrincipal Engineer - Reporting & Insights
XeroRemote (US)
~$287k–$320k
Remoteai llm engineerPrincipal~$287k–$320k · 10d agoApplied AI Engineer, Public Sector
AnthropicWashington, DC, US
~$280k–$320k
ai llm engineer~$280k–$320k · 22d agoApplied AI Architect, Public Sector
AnthropicWashington, DC, US
~$240k–$315k
ai llm engineer~$240k–$315k · 1mo agoApplied AI Engineer, Government
OpenAIRemote (US)
$211k–$302k
Remoteai llm engineer$211k–$302k · 1mo agoAgent Standards Architect, Global Affairs
OpenAIRemote (US)
$171k–$280k
Remoteai llm engineer$171k–$280k · 1mo agoApplied AI Engineer, Cyber, Government
OpenAIRemote (US)
$211k–$302k
Remoteai llm engineer$211k–$302k · 1mo agoApplied AI Architect, Government
OpenAIRemote (US)
$234k–$335k
Remoteai llm engineer$234k–$335k · 1mo agoSoftware Engineer, Agent Platform
AndurilWashington, District of Columbia, US
~$220k–$292k
ai llm engineer~$220k–$292k · 4mo agoForward Deployed Security Engineer
OpenAIRemote (US)
$266k–$445k
Remoteai llm engineer$266k–$445k · 5mo 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