Median salary
$123,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$106k – $192.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
92.3%
12 of 13 roles
Live roles
13
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
AI Support Engineer – Embedded Systems
Forward Deployed Engineer, Sovereign AI
Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Applied AI Engineer, Agents & Automations
AI Scientist & Engineer, Assurance Innovation Lab
AI Solutions Engineer
AI & Automation Engineer (Enterprise)
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
BDO Canada
|
$106,000 | 4 |
|
Cohere
|
$195,932 | 2 |
|
Lumentum
|
$515,000 | 1 |
|
Serve Robotics
|
$242,500 | 1 |
|
Thales
|
$127,500 | 1 |
|
Magnetforensics
|
$120,000 | 1 |
Fullscript
|
$108,241 | 1 |
Ciena
|
$62,920 | 1 |
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How much do AI Engineer roles in Ottawa pay?
The median salary for AI Engineer roles in Ottawa is $123,750 per year. Most pay falls between $106,000 (25th percentile) and $192,486 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $97,900 to $238,533.
These figures are computed live from 13 active AI Engineer roles in Ottawa on JobsRadar, of which 12 (92.3%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid AI Engineer roles in Ottawa include Lumentum, Cohere, Serve Robotics and BDO Canada.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average AI Engineer salary in Ottawa?
- The median is $123,750 per year, with most pay between $106,000 and $192,486 (25th–75th percentile), based on 12 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the AI Engineer salary range in Ottawa?
- Pay ranges from about $97,900 to $238,533 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $123,750. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.