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Live, updated July 18, 2026

AI & ML Salary Report 2026

40 posted salary ranges. Real postings, not surveys.40 posted salary ranges. Real postings, not surveys.

Median AI salary, all roles
$179k

The middle half of posted AI roles land between $155k and $205k. No self-reported data, just ranges published in current job postings.

Ranges analyzed
40
active listings
IQR range
$155k-$205k
p25 to p75
Remote delta
-21%
vs on-site median
Top-paying role
$137k
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
$179k
49%
you out-earn
median
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k
Drag across 40 posted AI salaries

Salary by Role

~/roles --sort median desc
Role
Median
Range
Jobs
AI / Generative AI Engineer
$137k
$117k-$155k
6

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

HybridTop pay
$185k
IQR $155k to $205k
13 listings
On-Site
$179k
IQR $160k to $198k
25 listings
-21%

lower 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
$183k12 jobs
02Python
$170k17 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 $179k median, and the top quartile starts near $205k. Clearing $205k puts you in roughly the upper 25 percent of the market.

$205k
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.

$179k
Median

Do remote AI roles pay more than on-site?

Remote roles run about 21 percent below on-site at the median. Remote postings draw a global applicant pool, which can widen or compress ranges.

-21%
Remote delta

Which AI skills pay the most right now?

LLMs leads the board at a $183k median across 12 listings. The leaderboard ranks technical AI, data, and infrastructure skills on the live board.

$183k
Top skill

Methodology & Data Sources

Methodology

  • •Based on 40 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.

40 analyzed salary ranges, recalculated hourly

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