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

Technical Sourcer salary at AI companies, 2026

15 open Technical Sourcer roles at 3 AI companies publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $132k to $180k; the 90th percentile of posted maximums is $240k. 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
OpenAI2$154k$240k$197k$240k
Perplexity2$150k$185k$168k$185k
Zoox2$110k$150k$130k$159k

By level

LevelRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Senior5$132k$185k$165k$240k
Unspecified10$127k$180k$150k$240k

By region

RegionRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Remote7$137k$190k$165k$275k
US8$125k$180k$150k$198k

Highest posted Technical Sourcer ranges

One row per company.

CompanyRoleRangeLocation
Thinking Machines LabTechnical Sourcer$200k to $275kSan Francisco
OpenAISenior Technical Sourcer, Applications Engineering$172k to $240kSan Francisco; New York City; Seattle
PerplexityTechnical Sourcer, AI$150k to $185kSan Francisco; Palo Alto

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

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