AI Engineer salaries in Chicago.
What AI Engineer roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$180,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$144.6k – $225k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
37.3%
139 of 373 roles
Live roles
373
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Senior Sales Engineer - Data & AI Security
Engineering Manager - Fintech, Lodging
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Okta for AI Agents
Senior Architect, Emerging Technologies (Auth0)
Lead Legal Engineer
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents
Principal Engineer, iOS Performance
Legal Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Okta
|
$230,500 | 14 |
CTC Lateral - Website & LinkedIn
|
$212,500 | 9 |
Syska Hennessy Group
|
$125,421 | 7 |
Box
|
$136,750 | 6 |
|
Hopper
|
$205,000 | 5 |
| TT The Trade Desk | $176,900 | 5 |
|
Reddit
|
$260,450 | 4 |
Ashby
|
$232,500 | 4 |
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How much do AI Engineer roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for AI Engineer roles in Chicago is $180,000 per year. Most pay falls between $144,600 (25th percentile) and $225,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $119,581 to $251,000.
These figures are computed live from 373 active AI Engineer roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 139 (37.3%) 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 Chicago include Veeam Software, Hopper, Okta and Legora AB.
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.