AI Engineering Salaries
AI Engineering roles pay a median of $205,000 per year across 603 postings that disclose pay, ranging from $170,000 to $243,375.
Updated November 3, 2026
Salary over time
Median advertised salary by month, USD per year. The shaded band is the middle half of postings.
February 2026 – October 2026 $140,000 – $268,500
Months follow the date a posting was published, and count postings closed since — the table below counts only those open now. A month needs 30 postings with a salary to be shown; a missing month is a gap, not a guess. A dashed step means the month had at least 3× the postings of the one before, so part of that change is which postings are counted. The hollow point is the current month, still filling up. These are postings on freehire, not the whole job market.
| Level | Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | USD | hour | $24 | $35 | $43 | 20 |
| Intern | TWD | hour | NT$196 | NT$210 | NT$224 | 10 |
| Intern | EUR | month | €1,200 | €1,450 | €1,500 | 9 |
| Intern | USD | year | $120,000 | $145,000 | $171,650 | 7 |
| Junior | USD | year | $125,000 | $143,445 | $173,125 | 12 |
| Junior | EUR | month | €2,250 | €3,000 | €3,000 | 6 |
| Junior | SGD | month | SGD 4,000 | SGD 8,375 | SGD 15,656 | 6 |
| Junior | EUR | year | €23,500 | €50,000 | €63,000 | 5 |
| Middle | USD | year | $141,280 | $146,750 | $163,375 | 10 |
| Senior | USD | year | $161,453 | $190,000 | $221,900 | 274 |
| Senior | INR | year | ₹2,687,500 | ₹3,250,000 | ₹3,250,000 | 83 |
| Senior | EUR | year | €73,000 | €85,000 | €92,500 | 37 |
| Senior | CAD | year | CA$146,875 | CA$162,500 | CA$184,500 | 24 |
| Senior | SGD | month | SGD 8,862 | SGD 10,000 | SGD 11,625 | 22 |
| Senior | EUR | month | €5,350 | €5,750 | €6,081 | 16 |
| Senior | GBP | year | £85,000 | £102,450 | £112,500 | 12 |
| Senior | PLN | month | PLN 21,500 | PLN 24,000 | PLN 27,000 | 9 |
| Senior | TWD | year | NT$1,600,000 | NT$2,000,000 | NT$2,000,000 | 7 |
| Senior | USD | hour | $19 | $32 | $67 | 6 |
| Senior | AUD | year | A$111,804 | A$165,408 | A$289,650 | 6 |
| Senior | JPY | year | ¥15,000,000 | ¥15,000,000 | ¥15,000,000 | 6 |
| Senior | USD | month | $2,750 | $3,250 | $4,900 | 5 |
| Senior | PLN | hour | PLN 160 | PLN 160 | PLN 170 | 5 |
| Lead | USD | year | $146,875 | $200,000 | $225,000 | 84 |
| Lead | INR | year | ₹1,825,000 | ₹2,625,000 | ₹3,750,000 | 35 |
| Lead | EUR | year | €56,250 | €75,000 | €83,500 | 23 |
| Lead | GBP | year | £82,000 | £101,775 | £129,488 | 8 |
| Lead | SGD | month | SGD 8,312 | SGD 10,000 | SGD 11,875 | 6 |
| Staff | USD | year | $221,125 | $242,075 | $270,000 | 124 |
| Staff | CAD | year | CA$167,750 | CA$205,000 | CA$210,000 | 6 |
| Staff | SGD | month | SGD 16,000 | SGD 22,500 | SGD 22,500 | 5 |
| Principal | USD | year | $204,641 | $232,500 | $250,000 | 64 |
| Principal | EUR | year | €97,200 | €110,650 | €130,812 | 6 |
| Principal | INR | year | ₹4,500,000 | ₹4,750,000 | ₹5,000,000 | 5 |
| C-level | USD | year | $167,212 | $195,000 | $237,500 | 28 |
| All levels | USD | year | $170,000 | $205,000 | $243,375 | 603 |
| All levels | INR | year | ₹2,250,000 | ₹3,250,000 | ₹3,250,000 | 131 |
| All levels | EUR | year | €62,500 | €77,500 | €95,000 | 77 |
| All levels | SGD | month | SGD 7,500 | SGD 10,000 | SGD 13,500 | 45 |
| All levels | CAD | year | CA$151,250 | CA$165,000 | CA$199,700 | 42 |
| All levels | EUR | month | €1,745 | €3,600 | €5,966 | 35 |
| All levels | USD | hour | $22 | $37 | $53 | 30 |
| All levels | GBP | year | £67,500 | £99,900 | £114,375 | 30 |
| All levels | PLN | month | PLN 21,500 | PLN 24,000 | PLN 27,000 | 13 |
| All levels | AUD | year | A$164,304 | A$250,000 | A$325,000 | 12 |
| All levels | JPY | year | ¥15,000,000 | ¥15,000,000 | ¥19,000,000 | 11 |
| All levels | TWD | month | NT$37,000 | NT$50,000 | NT$68,750 | 11 |
| All levels | USD | month | $2,875 | $4,950 | $5,075 | 10 |
| All levels | TWD | hour | NT$196 | NT$210 | NT$224 | 10 |
| All levels | TWD | year | NT$1,650,000 | NT$1,800,000 | NT$2,000,000 | 9 |
| All levels | PLN | hour | PLN 143 | PLN 160 | PLN 168 | 6 |
| All levels | EUR | day | €509 | €592 | €680 | 6 |
| All levels | PHP | month | ₱80,000 | ₱125,000 | ₱170,000 | 5 |
| All levels | SGD | year | SGD 100,000 | SGD 125,000 | SGD 125,000 | 5 |