AI Engineer salaries in Chicago.
What AI Engineer roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$190,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$168k – $245k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
69.2%
36 of 52 roles
Live roles
52
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer - AI Interaction Evaluator (Codex / Claude Code, up to $200/hr)
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents
Campus AI Research Engineer (Intern)
Senior AI Delivery Engineer
Campus AI Research Engineer (Full-Time)
Senior AI Engineer
Campus AI Research Engineer – Deep Learning (Full-Time)
Senior AI Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Jump Trading
|
$300,000 | 6 |
|
Okta
|
$237,500 | 3 |
|
DV Trading
|
$250,000 | 2 |
IMC
|
$201,250 | 2 |
Iterable
|
$176,875 | 2 |
Thoughtworks
|
$171,428 | 2 |
| DE DeepWalk | $170,000 | 2 |
|
G2i Inc.
|
$260,000 | 1 |
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How much do AI Engineer roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for AI Engineer roles in Chicago is $190,000 per year. Most pay falls between $168,000 (25th percentile) and $245,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $149,340 to $300,000.
These figures are computed live from 52 active AI Engineer roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 36 (69.2%) 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 Chicago include G2i Inc., Okta, Jump Trading and Qube Research & Technologies.
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.