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

Technical Recruiter salary at AI companies, 2026

39 open Technical Recruiter roles at 5 AI companies publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $150k to $210k; the 90th percentile of posted maximums is $280k. 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
Anthropic2$240k$295k$268k$295k
OpenAI2$172k$268k$220k$295k
Mercor2$160k$250k$205k$250k
Snorkel AI2$150k$220k$185k$220k
Perplexity2$165k$200k$182k$200k

By level

LevelRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Staff+2$158k$234k$196k$240k
Unspecified16$155k$210k$175k$295k
Senior20$147k$205k$174k$250k

By region

RegionRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Remote13$150k$225k$186k$250k
US26$148k$201k$177k$280k

Highest posted Technical Recruiter ranges

One row per company.

CompanyRoleRangeLocation
AnthropicTechnical Recruiter, Infrastructure$240k to $295kSan Francisco, CA
Thinking Machines LabTechnical Recruiter$200k to $275kSan Francisco
OpenAISenior Technical Recruiter, Engineering Leadership$172k to $295kUS - Remote; Seattle; San Francisco

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

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