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4,283 postings · 208 companies

Applied AI Engineer salary

Turns frontier models into working products for specific customers or use cases.

32 posted ranges at 13 companies · median $262k · H-1B median $242k (5 filings)

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By level

Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median

LevelPostedH-1B
Senior3 posted$225k$150k to $300kNone
Staff3 posted$286k$229k to $343kNone
Principal2 posted$200k to $350k2 postingsNone
Not stated24 posted$262k$211k to $302k$242k5 filings

By company

OpenAI$257kOpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation (PBC) headquartered in San Francisco, California.Anthropic$300kAnthropic, PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California.Appian$250kA tech employer posting pay on 23 open jobs, mostly Solutions Engineer roles.Ramp$278kRamp Business Corporation is an American multinational financial technology company that offers corporate charge cards, expense management, and bill-payment software.Perplexity$313kAn AI app company posting pay on 45 open jobs, mostly Member of Technical Staff roles.Snorkel AI$295kSnorkel AI Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence training data, today disclosed that it has raised $350 million in funding.Databricks$286kDatabricks, Inc. is an American data and artificial intelligence software company headquartered in San Francisco, California.Rillet$255kAI-native accounting and general ledger platform for finance teams.CodeRabbit$250kAI code review and change-governance platform for pull requests.Pinecone$230kThe vector database, Pinecone Assistant and hosted inference.HeyGen$210kAn AI app company posting pay on 5 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Cognition$203kCognition AI, Inc., doing business as Cognition, is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco, California.Zscaler$203kA security company posting pay on 36 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.
CompanyPosted
OpenAIOpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation (PBC) headquartered in San Francisco, California.$257k$211k to $279k
AnthropicAnthropic, PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California.$300k$280k to $320k
AppianA tech employer posting pay on 23 open jobs, mostly Solutions Engineer roles.$250k$175k to $325k
RampRamp Business Corporation is an American multinational financial technology company that offers corporate charge cards, expense management, and bill-payment software.$204k to $352k2 postings
PerplexityAn AI app company posting pay on 45 open jobs, mostly Member of Technical Staff roles.$220k to $405kone posting
Snorkel AISnorkel AI Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence training data, today disclosed that it has raised $350 million in funding.$230k to $360kone posting
DatabricksDatabricks, Inc. is an American data and artificial intelligence software company headquartered in San Francisco, California.$229k to $343kone posting
RilletAI-native accounting and general ledger platform for finance teams.$160k to $350kone posting
CodeRabbitAI code review and change-governance platform for pull requests.$200k to $300kone posting
PineconeThe vector database, Pinecone Assistant and hosted inference.$190k to $270kone posting
HeyGenAn AI app company posting pay on 5 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$180k to $240kone posting
CognitionCognition AI, Inc., doing business as Cognition, is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco, California.$180k to $225kone posting
ZscalerA security company posting pay on 36 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$180k to $225kone posting

Posted ranges

Not stated$190k to $270k

Applied AI Engineer (Full-Stack)

New York City

Pineconeseen Oct 28Posting ↗
Staff$180k to $225k

Sr. Staff Applied AI Engineer, GTM

San Francisco Bay Area

Zscalerseen Oct 28Posting ↗
Not stated$280k to $320k

Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Life Sciences)

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Oct 21Posting ↗
Not stated$280k to $320k

Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Physical AI)

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Oct 21Posting ↗
Staff$230k to $360k

Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions

San Francisco Bay Area

Snorkel AIseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Not stated$280k to $320k

Applied AI Engineer, Beneficial Deployments (Life Sciences)

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Not stated$280k to $320k

Applied AI Engineer, Public Sector

Washington DC area

Anthropicseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Not stated$251k to $278k

Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives

New York City

OpenAIseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Not stated$180k to $240k

Applied AI Engineer, Video Agent

San Francisco Bay Area

HeyGenseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Principal$200k to $350k

Principal Applied AI Engineer

Washington DC area

Appianseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Principal$200k to $350k

Principal Applied AI Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Appianseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$160k to $350k

Applied AI Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Rilletseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Senior$200k to $300k

Senior Applied AI Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

CodeRabbitseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Senior$150k to $300k

Lead Applied AI Engineer

Washington DC area

Appianseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Senior$150k to $300k

Lead Applied AI Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Appianseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$266k to $405k

Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$220k to $405k

Member of Technical Staff (Applied AI Engineer, Agent Capabilities)

San Francisco Bay Area

Perplexityseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$230k to $385k

Applied AI Engineer, Codex Core Agent

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$204k to $352k

Applied AI Engineer

New York City

Rampseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$204k to $352k

Applied AI Engineer, Fullstack

New York City

Rampseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Staff$229k to $343k

Senior Staff Applied AI Engineer - Context Retrieval

San Francisco Bay Area

Databricksseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$200k to $320k

Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$211k to $302k

Applied AI Engineer, Cyber, Government

Washington DC area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$211k to $302k

Applied AI Engineer, Government

Washington DC area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$197k to $280k

Applied AI Engineer, Plugins

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$197k to $280k

Applied AI Engineer, Sign in with ChatGPT

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$211k to $278k

Applied AI Engineer, Startups

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$197k to $278k

Partner Applied AI Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$211k to $278k

Applied AI Engineer, Codex

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$251k to $278k

Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$251k to $278k

Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$180k to $225k

Applied AI Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Cognitionseen Sep 24Posting ↗
PostingRange
Applied AI Engineer (Full-Stack) (the posting, opens in a new tab)PineconeNot statedNew York City$190kto $270k
Sr. Staff Applied AI Engineer, GTM (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZscalerStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $225k
Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Life Sciences) (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$280kto $320k
Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Physical AI) (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$280kto $320k
Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions (the posting, opens in a new tab)Snorkel AIStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$230kto $360k
Applied AI Engineer, Beneficial Deployments (Life Sciences) (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$280kto $320k
Applied AI Engineer, Public Sector (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedWashington DC area$280kto $320k
Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedNew York City$251kto $278k
Applied AI Engineer, Video Agent (the posting, opens in a new tab)HeyGenNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $240k
Principal Applied AI Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AppianPrincipalWashington DC area$200kto $350k
Principal Applied AI Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AppianPrincipalElsewhere in the US$200kto $350k
Applied AI Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RilletNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$160kto $350k
Senior Applied AI Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)CodeRabbitSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $300k
Lead Applied AI Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AppianSeniorWashington DC area$150kto $300k
Lead Applied AI Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AppianSeniorElsewhere in the US$150kto $300k
Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$266kto $405k
Member of Technical Staff (Applied AI Engineer, Agent Capabilities) (the posting, opens in a new tab)PerplexityNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$220kto $405k
Applied AI Engineer, Codex Core Agent (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$230kto $385k
Applied AI Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RampNot statedNew York City$204kto $352k
Applied AI Engineer, Fullstack (the posting, opens in a new tab)RampNot statedNew York City$204kto $352k
Senior Staff Applied AI Engineer - Context Retrieval (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$229kto $343k
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $320k
Applied AI Engineer, Cyber, Government (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedWashington DC area$211kto $302k
Applied AI Engineer, Government (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedWashington DC area$211kto $302k
Applied AI Engineer, Plugins (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$197kto $280k
Applied AI Engineer, Sign in with ChatGPT (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$197kto $280k
Applied AI Engineer, Startups (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$211kto $278k
Partner Applied AI Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$197kto $278k
Applied AI Engineer, Codex (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$211kto $278k
Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $278k
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $278k
Applied AI Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)CognitionNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $225k
About

H-1B by prevailing-wage level

The level the employer chose on the filing: I is entry, IV is fully competent. FY2025 Q4 to FY2026 Q3.

Level I: $168k (1) · Level II: $242k (3) · Level IV: $315k (1)

H-1B median by quarter

Fiscal quarterFilingsMedian
FY2025 Q31$195k
FY2025 Q41$242k
FY2026 Q11$315k
FY2026 Q21$168k
FY2026 Q32$227k

Posted median by week

Week ofRangesMedian
Sep 2119$257k
Oct 531$257k
Oct 1230$262k
Oct 1931$265k
Oct 2632$262k
Nov 232$262k

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