AI Engineer
Median salary
$134,172
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$109,756 – $180,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-2.81%
-5.76% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
308 filings
AI Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$94,557
P25$109,756
Median$134,172
P75$180,000
P90$213,958
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$110,00071 LCAs
Level II$120,000139 LCAs
Level III$175,00042 LCAs
Level IV$200,00045 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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AI Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 60%Data Scientists 26%Computer and Information Research Scientists 8%Computer Programmers 3%Computer Occupations, All Other 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 59.74% | 184 | $112,923 | $140,000 | $190,000 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 26.3% | 81 | $94,557 | $115,000 | $160,099 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221 | 7.79% | 24 | $128,406 | $160,900 | $201,250 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 2.6% | 8 | $90,210 | $107,445 | $145,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 2.27% | 7 | $88,712 | $111,550 | $141,100 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for AI Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Consulting | 16 | $133,557 | -4.6% |
| Synopsys | 6 | $188,736 | +64.1% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior AI Engineer65 LCAs · median $175,000
- AI Engineer II8 LCAs · median $120,350