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Staff AI Engineer salary guide

Salary data for Staff AI Engineer roles paying $300k+ or more, taken from the pay ranges employers publish in their own job listings.
Updated · 18 live $300k+ listings

Key Takeaways

  • We track 18 live $300k+ Staff AI Engineer listings, 18 of them in USD. A median needs at least 20 USD listings, so this page shows no salary figures yet.
  • These figures cover only listings that publish a salary of $300k+ or more, so they sit above pay for Staff AI Engineer roles overall.
  • New listings are added from company career pages every day, and the figures appear here as soon as the sample is large enough.
Median base salary
Not enough data yet
Median of listing midpoints, USD listings only.
Middle half of listings
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25th to 75th percentile.
Listings counted
0
Live USD listings paying $300k+.
Countries with data
1
Countries with at least 5 listings.

Which companies are hiring for Staff AI Engineer roles at $300k+?

Companies with at least 2 open $300k+ Staff AI Engineer listings, ordered by number of listings.
Companies with the most open Staff AI Engineer listings
CompanyOpen listingsMedian pay
Capital One3$301,000
Suno2$296,000
Snorkel AI2$278,000
Duolingo2$276,000

How does Staff AI Engineer pay compare across countries?

Each country is shown in its own currency, so the rows are not comparable with each other. Countries with fewer than 5 listings are left out.
Staff AI Engineer annual pay by country, in each country's currency
CountryCurrencyListingsMedian payMiddle half
United StatesUSD18$285,000$275,000 to $296,000

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Zoom · 10d ago

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$200k - $322kUS, USA
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$250k - $320kSan Francisco, USA
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$252k - $315kUSA
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$286k - $315kSan Francisco, USA
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$286k - $315kSan Francisco, USA
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Capital OneNew · 2d ago

$286k - $315kMcLean, USA
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$176k - $308kMountain View, USA
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$250k - $300kUSA
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How is this Staff AI Engineer salary data calculated?

The figures are computed from live job listings, not from surveys.
  • Source: the salary ranges employers publish in their own job listings, collected from company career pages and applicant-tracking systems.
  • Method: each listing counts once, at the midpoint of its range. Headline figures use USD listings only, and the median is the middle value, not an average.
  • Coverage: only listings paying $300k+ or more are included, so the data does not describe all Staff AI Engineer pay. Listings that publish no salary are not counted.
  • Freshness: closed and stale listings are removed, and the figures are recalculated as the listings change.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Staff AI Engineer make?

We do not publish a Staff AI Engineer median yet: it needs at least 20 live USD listings and we currently have 18. This page covers only listings paying $300k+ or more.

Which companies are hiring for Staff AI Engineer roles at $300k+?

The companies with the most open $300k+ Staff AI Engineer listings are Capital One (3 listings, median $301,000), Suno (2 listings, median $296,000), Snorkel AI (2 listings, median $278,000) and Duolingo (2 listings, median $276,000).

Where does this Staff AI Engineer salary data come from?

The figures come from the salary ranges employers publish in their own job listings, collected from company career pages and applicant-tracking systems. Each listing counts once, at the midpoint of its range. Only USD listings go into the headline figures, and listings that are closed or stale are removed. The data was last refreshed on November 13, 2026.

Are remote and hybrid Staff AI Engineer jobs included?

Yes. Each listing is tagged remote, hybrid or on-site, and remote roles carry a region (US only, EMEA, APAC or global), so you can filter the live job list to the arrangement you want.