Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28
Applied AI Engineer salary at AI companies, 2026
26 open Applied AI Engineer roles at 3 AI companies publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $200k to $278k; the 90th percentile of posted maximums is $320k. From the companies' own postings, refreshed every 6 hours.
By company
The companies posting this role most often first.
| Company | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | 10 | $211k | $280k | $254k | $302k |
| Etched | 3 | $150k | $250k | $200k | $275k |
| Cognition | 2 | $180k | $225k | $202k | $225k |
By level
| Level | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 8 | $211k | $290k | $247k | $302k |
| Unspecified | 16 | $188k | $276k | $226k | $320k |
By region
| Region | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | 10 | $211k | $286k | $254k | $302k |
| US | 16 | $188k | $262k | $218k | $343k |
Highest posted Applied AI Engineer ranges
One row per company.
| Company | Role | Range | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Applied AI Engineer, Codex Core Agent | $230k to $385k | San Francisco; New York City; Seattle; L |
| Databricks | Senior Staff Applied AI Engineer - Context Retrieval | $229k to $343k | Mountain View, California; San Francisco |
| DataSnipper | Senior Applied AI Engineer – Agent Runtime (Alwin by DataSnipper) | $230k to $300k | New York |
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.