AI Hiring Index
Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28

Systems Engineer salary at AI companies, 2026

41 open Systems Engineer roles at 5 AI companies publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $153k to $240k; the 90th percentile of posted maximums is $284k. 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
CHAOS Industries7$110k$250k$180k$280k
Waymo5$230k$284k$257k$284k
Zoox4$204k$293k$246k$419k
Waabi4$174k$249k$213k$260k
Shield AI4$143k$210k$177k$213k

By level

LevelRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Staff+11$191k$256k$220k$284k
Senior24$153k$224k$182k$280k
Unspecified6$124k$222k$173k$311k

By region

RegionRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
US36$156k$241k$188k$303k
Remote5$153k$210k$182k$256k

Highest posted Systems Engineer ranges

One row per company.

CompanyRoleRangeLocation
ZooxPrincipal Systems Engineer, Safety$349k to $419kFoster City, CA
WayveSystems Engineer, Robotaxi$210k to $311kSunnyvale, California USA
WaymoStaff Systems Engineer, Depot & Offhail Automation$230k to $284kMountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, C

Titles are normalised (seniority words and team suffixes removed) so postings for the same role group together. All functions and companies. Open roles: Systems Engineer jobs at AI 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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