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Live, updated September 2, 2026

AI & ML Salary Report 2026

49 posted salary ranges. Real postings, not surveys.49 posted salary ranges. Real postings, not surveys.

Median AI salary, all roles
$158k

The middle half of posted AI roles land between $100k and $190k. No self-reported data, just ranges published in current job postings.

Ranges analyzed
49
active listings
IQR range
$100k-$190k
p25 to p75
Remote delta
+16%
vs on-site median
Top-paying role
$103k
AI / Generative AI Engineer
Where do you stand

The AI salary curve

Drag along the distribution of every posted AI salary to see what a number is worth and how much of the market it out-earns.

If you earn
$158k
51%
you out-earn
median
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k
Drag across 49 posted AI salaries

Salary by Role

~/roles --sort median desc
Role
Median
Range
Jobs
AI / Generative AI Engineer
$103k
$90k-$160k
8

Median is the midpoint of posted ranges (annual USD). Roles need at least 5 listings to appear. Click a row to browse live jobs.

Remote vs. On-Site

RemoteTop pay
$183k
IQR $145k to $312k
12 listings
Hybrid
$100k
IQR $98k to $108k
8 listings
On-Site
$158k
IQR $98k to $185k
29 listings
+16%

higher median salary for remote AI roles versus on-site. Remote roles draw a global applicant pool, which can compress or widen ranges depending on a company's location policy.

Highest-Paying Technical Skills

01LLMs
$168k16 jobs
02AI Agents
$162k14 jobs
03Generative AI
$158k11 jobs
04RAG
$140k13 jobs
05Java
$140k11 jobs
06CI/CD
$133k14 jobs
07Python
$118k33 jobs
08LangGraph
$106k10 jobs

Median salary for jobs tagged with each curated AI, data, or infrastructure skill. Skills need at least 10 listings to appear; business responsibilities and soft skills are excluded.

Key questions

Fast answers from the data

Short answers backed by the same posted-salary data behind every number on this page.

What counts as a high AI salary in 2026?

Posted AI roles cluster around a $158k median, and the top quartile starts near $190k. Clearing $190k puts you in roughly the upper 25 percent of the market.

$190k
Top quartile

What do p25, median, and p75 mean?

The median is the midpoint of every posted range (half pay more, half pay less). p25 and p75 are the 25th and 75th percentiles, so the band between them (the IQR) is where the middle half of AI roles land.

$158k
Median

Do remote AI roles pay more than on-site?

Remote roles run about 16 percent above on-site at the median. Remote postings draw a global applicant pool, which can widen or compress ranges.

+16%
Remote delta

Which AI skills pay the most right now?

LLMs leads the board at a $168k median across 16 listings. The leaderboard ranks technical AI, data, and infrastructure skills on the live board.

$168k
Top skill

Methodology & Data Sources

Methodology

  • •Based on 49 live AI job listings; report statistics are recalculated hourly.
  • •Only roles with a complete, plausible posted salary range are included; unverified extractions are excluded.
  • •Median uses the midpoint of each posting's range (min plus max, divided by two).
  • •Roles need at least 5 listings, skills at least 10, to appear.
  • •Every included range is normalized to annual USD before analysis.

Limitations

  • •Base salary only. Equity and bonus are not included.
  • •Pay varies widely by company size, stage, and funding.
  • •Posted ranges can be wider than the eventual offer.
  • •The AI market moves fast, so treat this as directional guidance.

49 analyzed salary ranges, recalculated hourly

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