Median salary
$170,825
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$135k – $222.8k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
71.7%
43 of 60 roles
Live roles
60
open right now
Distinguished Engineer, AI Threat Defense
Principal Applied AI Engineer
Principal ML Platform Engineer
Director, Forward-Deployed AI Engineer - AI Mobilization & Transformation
Principal AI Platform Engineer - AI Center of Excellence
Lead Applied AI Engineer
Lead AI Developer Tooling Engineer
Principal AI Native Software Engineer
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Remitly
|
$182,250 | 8 |
Credence
|
$170,000 | 5 |
| AC Appian Corporation | $237,500 | 4 |
Mastercard
|
$236,250 | 4 |
Thomson Reuters
|
$253,000 | 3 |
Striveworks
|
$207,500 | 3 |
ID.me
|
$122,500 | 3 |
PGTEK
|
$110,000 | 3 |
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The median salary for AI Engineer roles in Virginia is $170,825 per year. Most pay falls between $135,000 (25th percentile) and $222,776 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $107,000 to $259,000.
These figures are computed live from 60 active AI Engineer roles in Virginia on JobsRadar, of which 43 (71.7%) 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 Virginia include Thomson Reuters, Appian Corporation, Mastercard and Remitly.
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.