Startup Salaries in AI & ML
Roles at AI and machine learning startups typically pay USD 167.5k to 250k a year, with a median of USD 207.9k.
What startups in AI and machine learning build
Startups here pick one layer, either the model itself or the product and infrastructure around it. That choice decides the hiring, with research and infrastructure work at one end and product and design at the other. Tooling changes fast, so you are hired for the problem more often than for a fixed stack.
Who is hiring
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- 3,283open roles
- 283startups hiring
- 37%remote
Pay and the market
All locations, in USD
Pay by country, in local currency
What ai and ml roles pay in each country, each in its own currency and never converted. The count beside each country is how many postings the figures come from.
A country with fewer than 5 postings stating pay is left out.
Top categories hiring in AI & Machine Learning
All categories →Ranked by how many roles are open. Every row is a link to that category's pay.
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Questions people ask
How much do roles at AI and machine learning startups pay?
Typically USD 167.5k to 250k a year, with a median of USD 207.9k. Startups that state a salary in the posting are the source.
Which startups are hiring the most AI and machine learning roles?
Lila Sciences (111 open roles), Lambda Finance (87) and Lovable (80).
Where these figures come from
Only postings that state a salary are counted. Each currency is reported on its own, never pooled or converted, so the figure above covers postings written in US dollars and every country row stays in its own currency. Pay covers the whole mix of roles and experience levels at ai and ml startups, not one job.