Lead AI Engineer salary
1 market range · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The one range measured here is for lead AI engineer roles at senior level across the United States: 17 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $148,000 and $209,000, with a median of $163,963.
The range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. It rests on at least 10 postings.
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Every measured range
1 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $148,000 – $209,000 | $163,963 | 17 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
[Job-31694] Tech Lead AI Engineer | Agentic SDLC, Brazil CI&T · Remote · Brazil Pay not stated 5w ago 
Lead AI Engineer DataRobot · Remote · UAE Pay not stated 2mo ago 
Lead AI Engineer Tiger Analytics Inc. · Remote · US $161,745–$225,000e 2mo ago