0% higher median salary for remote AI roles vs. on-site. Remote roles attract a global applicant pool, which can compress or expand ranges depending on the company's location policy.

Highest-Paying Skills

01rust

$313k38 jobs

02full-stack development

$310k10 jobs

03architecture

$309k10 jobs

04context engineering

$271k10 jobs

05product management

$254k13 jobs

06communication

$250k27 jobs

07distributed systems

$250k79 jobs

08go

$246k68 jobs

09golang

$246k18 jobs

10testing

$245k20 jobs

11capacity planning

$244k11 jobs

12statistical analysis

$243k14 jobs

* Median salary for jobs tagged with each skill. Min 10 listings to display.

Methodology & Data Sources

Methodology

•Aggregated from 852+ live AI job listings updated continuously
•Only jobs with explicitly posted salary ranges are included
•Median uses the midpoint of each posting's min–max range
•Data refreshed hourly — reflects current market conditions
•US-based USD roles form the majority of the dataset

Limitations

•Total compensation (equity, bonus) not included — base salary only
•Salary varies significantly by company size, stage, and funding
•Roles with fewer than 5 listings are excluded from breakdowns
•AI job market moves fast — treat as directional guidance

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