Senior AI Engineer Salary in the United States

Senior AI Engineer Salary

How much does a Senior AI Engineer make in the United States? The average Senior AI Engineer salary in the United States is $92,931 as of January 20, 2020, but the range typically falls between $83,328 and $100,155. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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25% $83,328 10% $74,585 90% $106,732 75% $100,155 $92,931 50%(Median)
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Senior AI Engineer designs and develops scalable solutions using AI tools and machine-learning models. Performs research and testing to develop machine learning algorithms and predictive models. Being a Senior AI Engineer utilizes big data computation and storage tools to create prototypes and datasets. Conducts model training and evaluation. Additionally, Senior AI Engineer integrates, tests, tunes, and monitors solutions. Proficient with multiple AI tools such as Python, Java, or R and machine learning frameworks like Spark, TensorFlow, or sciket-learn. Requires a master's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering or equivalent. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. The Senior AI Engineer work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project. To be a Senior AI Engineer typically requires 4 -7 years of related experience. (Copyright 2020 Salary.com)

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Senior AI Engineer
Principle AI Engineer
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Leonard L. Ott , Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer
SOCKET MOBILE INC
Socket Mobile, Inc. produces data capture products for mobile applications used in business mobility markets in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company's products are incorporated into mobile applications used in point of sale, enterprise mobility, asset tracking, manufacturing process and qua... More
Fiscal Year Ended in 2018
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Senior AI Engineer Pay Difference by Location

City, State Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA Compared to national average
+ 25.3%
City, State Washington, DC Compared to national average
+ 10.7%
City, State Miami, FL Compared to national average
-2.7%
City, State Chicago, IL Compared to national average
+ 6.0%
City, State Boston, MA Compared to national average
+ 12.9%
City, State New York, NY Compared to national average
+ 21.0%
City, State Dallas, TX Compared to national average
-1.0%

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Skills associated with Senior AI Engineer: AI -Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Analysis of Algorithms, Machine Learning ...More

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