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Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28

Applied AI Architect salary at AI companies, 2026

16 open Applied AI Architect roles at 2 AI companies publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $228k to $296k; the 90th percentile of posted maximums is $315k. From the companies' own postings, refreshed every 6 hours.

By company

The companies posting this role most often first.

CompanyRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
OpenAI8$220k$277k$248k$335k
Anthropic7$240k$315k$278k$315k

By level

LevelRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Senior5$240k$315k$278k$315k
Unspecified10$221k$278k$249k$315k

By region

RegionRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
US9$240k$315k$278k$315k
Remote7$221k$278k$248k$335k

Highest posted Applied AI Architect ranges

One row per company.

CompanyRoleRangeLocation
OpenAIApplied AI Architect, Government$234k to $335kWashington, DC
AnthropicApplied AI Architect, Public Sector$240k to $315kWashington, DC
PerplexityApplied AI Architect, Perplexity Computer$200k to $250kSan Francisco

Titles are normalised (seniority words and team suffixes removed) so postings for the same role group together. All functions and companies.

New engineering roles at AI companies, every Monday. The week's openings in this function across 286 companies, plus the weekly index. Free.

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