Median salary
$207,538
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$171.4k – $251.1k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
69.2%
529 of 764 roles
Live roles
764
open right now
Senior/Staff Full Stack Engineer, Applied AI
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Applied AI
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Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Machine Learning Engineer ($400k - $600k salary)
ML/Research Engineer, Safeguards
Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Safeguards Research
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Anonymization
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Accenture
|
$194,100 | 17 |
PwC
|
$165,500 | 17 |
Thomson Reuters
|
$195,050 | 16 |
Anthropic
|
$405,000 | 13 |
| SA Scale AI | $243,113 | 10 |
Compass
|
$204,025 | 8 |
Snap Inc.
|
$261,000 | 7 |
| MS Morgan Stanley | $182,500 | 7 |
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The median salary for AI Engineer roles in New York is $207,538 per year. Most pay falls between $171,375 (25th percentile) and $251,050 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $139,500 to $297,750.
These figures are computed live from 764 active AI Engineer roles in New York on JobsRadar, of which 529 (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 New York include Fora, Anthropic, Baton Corporation Ltd and Mercor.
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.