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Character.AI salaries

An AI app company posting pay on 10 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.

10 posted ranges · median $250k · H-1B median $295k (8 filings)

Job board

By title

Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median

Software Engineer$225kGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.H-1B $271kResearch Engineer$313kWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.H-1B $335kData Scientist$275kUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.H-1B $275kMLOps Engineer$250kRuns the training, serving and monitoring infrastructure that ML teams depend on.
TitlePosted
Software EngineerGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.$225k$150k to $300k
Research EngineerWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.$313k$225k to $400k
Data ScientistUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.$250k to $300kone posting
MLOps EngineerRuns the training, serving and monitoring infrastructure that ML teams depend on.$150k to $350kone posting

Posted ranges

Not stated$225k to $400k

Research Engineer, Post-Training (All Industry Levels)

Research Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Principal$275k to $400k

Principal Research Engineer, Post-Training

Research Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$225k to $400k

Research Engineer, AI Safety & Alignment

Research Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$150k to $350k

Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer

MLOps Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$150k to $300k

Software Engineer, Core Product

Software Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$180k to $300k

Software Engineer, Backend

Software Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$150k to $300k

Software Engineer, Monetization

Software Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$150k to $300k

Software Engineer, Backend/Applied ML (Safety & Integrity)

Software Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$200k to $300k

Software Engineer, Applied ML (Discovery, Recommendation & Search)

Software Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Staff$250k to $300k

Staff Data Scientist, Monetization

Data Scientist · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
PostingRange
Research Engineer, Post-Training (All Industry Levels) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Research EngineerNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$225kto $400k
Principal Research Engineer, Post-Training (the posting, opens in a new tab)Research EngineerPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$275kto $400k
Research Engineer, AI Safety & Alignment (the posting, opens in a new tab)Research EngineerNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$225kto $400k
Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)MLOps EngineerNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$150kto $350k
Software Engineer, Core Product (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$150kto $300k
Software Engineer, Backend (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $300k
Software Engineer, Monetization (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$150kto $300k
Software Engineer, Backend/Applied ML (Safety & Integrity) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$150kto $300k
Software Engineer, Applied ML (Discovery, Recommendation & Search) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Software EngineerNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $300k
Staff Data Scientist, Monetization (the posting, opens in a new tab)Data ScientistStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$250kto $300k
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By level

LevelPostedH-1B
Staff1 posted$250k to $300kone postingNone
Principal1 posted$275k to $400kone postingNone
Not stated8 posted$245k$165k to $300k$295k8 filings

H-1B wages by title

Research Engineer$335kWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.Software Engineer$271kGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.Machine Learning Engineer$343kTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.Data Scientist$275kUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.Member of Technical Staff$191kA deliberately flat title from Bell Labs, revived by AI labs for engineers and researchers alike.
TitleH-1B
Research EngineerWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.$335k3 filings
Software EngineerGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.Few2 filings
Machine Learning EngineerTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.Few1 filing
Data ScientistUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.Few1 filing
Member of Technical StaffA deliberately flat title from Bell Labs, revived by AI labs for engineers and researchers alike.Few1 filing

H-1B median by quarter

Fiscal quarterFilingsMedian
FY2025 Q14$235k
FY2025 Q21$260k
FY2025 Q42$346k
FY2026 Q12$271k
FY2026 Q22$305k
FY2026 Q32$244k

Posted median by week

Week ofRangesMedian
Sep 2110$250k
Oct 510$250k
Oct 1210$250k
Oct 1910$250k
Oct 2610$250k
Nov 210$250k

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