Median salary
$222,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$190k – $292.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
53.3%
418 of 784 roles
Live roles
784
open right now
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Research Engineer, Universes
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$199,500 | 79 |
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 59 |
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 51 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 20 |
Pinterest
|
$270,990 | 16 |
| AX Axon | $183,300 | 15 |
Lightning AI
|
$190,000 | 13 |
Carbon Robotics
|
$180,000 | 13 |
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The median salary for AI Engineer roles in Seattle is $222,000 per year. Most pay falls between $190,000 (25th percentile) and $292,283 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $165,000 to $362,500.
These figures are computed live from 784 active AI Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 418 (53.3%) 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 Seattle include Anthropic.
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.