AI and machine learning salary outside the 35 listed cities
22 AI and machine learning roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities, from 17 employers and posted Oct 21–25, 2026, list a yearly salary range. The median bottom of those ranges is $126K and the median top is $202K. The middle half of the bottoms runs from $113K to $130K, and the middle half of the tops from $146K to $247K.
These are the ranges employers published in their own postings. They are not offers, not what people are paid and not a market average. Of the 46 AI and machine learning roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities RoleWeek lists, 22 are counted here. Roles of every level are counted together. Data as of .
How the posted ranges spread
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom of the posted range | $113K | $126K | $130K |
| Top of the posted range | $146K | $202K | $247K |
Not counted: 19 roles list no salary, 1 lists pay by the hour and 4 list a yearly range in Canadian dollars. Pay by the hour, week or month is never converted or mixed with yearly ranges, and each page uses one currency.
Roles that list a yearly salary
All 22, newest first. Show all AI and machine learning roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities that list a salary
AI & ML Architect
CognizantMilwaukee, WIHybrid$115K–$130K/yrRAGNLPAI Software Engineer
Gainwell TechnologiesNYRemote$90.9K–$129.9K/yrSQLJavaAI/ML Software Engineer
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseFt. Collins, CO$116K–$220K/yrGoPythonEnterprise Architect, AI & Intelligent Platforms
MTBBuffalo, NYHybrid$139.7K–$232.9K/yrAzureRAG7+ yrsSenior Machine Learning Engineer
Sherwin-WilliamsCleveland, OHHybrid$108.5K–$140.1K/yrSQLDatabricks7+ yrsAI Infrastructure / Product Engineer
CleraUSOn-site$180K–$260K/yrPythonLLMs3+ yrsAi Engineer
Johnson ControlsMilwaukee, WI$85K–$110K/yrLLMsAzure2+ yrsArtificial Intelligence Engineer
Booz AllenSan Antonio, TX$99K–$225K/yrRAGLLMs3+ yrsData and Machine Learning Engineer
CognizantMason, OHOn-site$130K–$150K/yrAzureDatabricksDirector, AI Learning Experience & Innovation
Leading EducatorsUS$113.7K–$144.2K/yrNo account needed8+ yrsPrincipal AI/ML Engineer – Market Access
LillyIndianapolis, IN$69K–$165K/yrPythonLangChain2+ yrsPrincipal Applied Scientist
OracleUS$126.2K–$264.1K/yrLLMsPythonNo account needed6+ yrsSenior Software Engineer - AI Platform Engineering
Mayo ClinicRochester, MNHybrid$141K–$204.5K/yrKubernetesLLMs5+ yrsLead Data Scientist – Commercial Intelligence & ML Operations
McKessonRichmond, VAHybrid$155.3K–$258.8K/yrPythonSQL7+ yrsSenior Applied Scientist
OracleUS$113K–$234.6K/yrLLMsPythonNo account needed3+ yrsSenior AI Engineer – Human–AI Systems
AptimaOpen to multiple locations FL, MA$130K–$150K/yrPythonNo account neededSenior Principal Machine Learning Engineer
RTXEast Hartford, CTHybrid$132.4K–$251.6K/yrAWSLLMs10+ yrsSenior Software Engineer, AI Automation
CoalitionUS, CanadaRemote$130K–$195K/yrLLMsPython7+ yrsSenior Manager, IT Architecture - Generative AI & Services
L3Harris TechnologiesTallahassee, FL$126.5K–$271K/yrLLMsAWS12+ yrsSoftware Engineer, AI Systems
AptimaOpen to multiple locations$125K–$140K/yrLLMsComputer VisionNo account needed3+ yrsLead Principal Applied Scientist
OracleUS$126.2K–$264.1K/yrLLMsNLPNo account needed3+ yrs
How these numbers are made
- Source: the yearly salary ranges employers publish in their own job postings, for roles RoleWeek lists as posted in the last 7 days. They are what employers advertise, not offers, not what people are paid, and not a market average. RoleWeek lists a share of all developer roles, and an employer decides whether to post a range at all.
- One role is one card: an opening listed for several places counts once on a page. A role listed in several cities counts on each city’s page.
- Bottom and top of each posted range are summarised separately: the median, and the 25th and 75th percentiles (half of the roles fall between them). A role that posts a single figure counts as both its bottom and its top.
- Yearly ranges only, in one currency per page: CA$ for the Canadian cities, $ for US cities and remote roles. Pay by the hour, day, week or month is never converted or mixed in.
- A page exists only when 15 or more roles list a yearly range; a level gets a row at 10. The numbers are rebuilt every day from the roles posted in the last 7 days.
The roles themselves: AI and machine learning jobs in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities (46 posted in the last 7 days). Every city and role type: developer salary ranges by city.