What is the average salary for AI Research Engineer?

The average salary for AI Research Engineer is $386,364.00 – $686,818.00 per year, based on 11 job postings on this board that disclose pay.

How is the salary figure for AI Research Engineer calculated?

These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.

AI Research Engineer salaries

Average salary

$386.4–686.8K/ year

25th percentile

$325K

75th percentile

$850K

Based on

11 jobs

Salary by seniority

Level	Average	Board baseline	vs. board
Senior	$375–670.5K	$314.3–416.5K	+43%

Top companies

https://www.anthropic.com/careers/jobs

11 jobs

$386.4–686.8K

Top locations

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California, United States

11 jobs

$386.4–686.8K

San Francisco, CA, United States

11 jobs

$386.4–686.8K

United States

11 jobs

$386.4–686.8K

Top skills

Python

122 jobs

$327.5–461.8K

Large Language Models

69 jobs

$311.6–473.6K

Stakeholder Management

60 jobs

$288.1–359.9K

Distributed Systems

56 jobs

$378.2–593.5K

AI/ML Products

50 jobs

$331.2–515K

SQL

48 jobs

$270–351.7K

Related titles

Software Engineer

53 jobs

$360.7–497.2K

Platform Engineer

37 jobs

$384.9–520.8K

Infrastructure Engineer

34 jobs

$364.2–537K

Research Engineer

30 jobs

$373.7–649.2K

Business Development

29 jobs

$300.7–367.8K

Enterprise Sales

26 jobs

$341.7–407.2K

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary for AI Research Engineer?: The average salary for AI Research Engineer is $386,364.00 – $686,818.00 per year, based on 11 job postings on this board that disclose pay.
How is the salary figure for AI Research Engineer calculated?: These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.