Remote AI and machine learning salary (US or Canada)
80 remote AI and machine learning roles open to the US or Canada, from 60 employers and posted Oct 20–27, 2026, list a yearly salary range. The median bottom of those ranges is $164K and the median top is $240K. The middle half of the bottoms runs from $130K to $189K, and the middle half of the tops from $200K to $273K.
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 129 remote AI and machine learning roles open to the US or Canada RoleWeek lists, 80 are counted here. Roles of every level are counted together and shown apart under By level. Data as of .
How the posted ranges spread
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom of the posted range | $130K | $164K | $189K |
| Top of the posted range | $200K | $240K | $273K |
Not counted: 41 roles list no salary, 3 list pay by the hour and 5 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.
By level
| Level | Roles | Bottom of range median, middle half | Top of range median, middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid level | 22 | $134K $121K–$175K | $215K $153K–$250K |
| Senior | 25 | $152K $118K–$180K | $246K $200K–$259K |
| Staff+ | 22 | $172K $146K–$191K | $238K $200K–$297K |
Level is RoleWeek’s reading of each posting. A level with fewer than 10 roles that list a yearly range is left out.
Roles that list a yearly salary
Showing 24 of 80, newest first. Show all remote AI and machine learning roles open to the US or Canada that list a salary
Sr Staff Application Engineer - AI Enablement
GE AerospaceEvendaleRemote$131K–$189K/yrHadoopElasticsearch5+ yrsSoftware Engineer, AI Agent Governance
LumosUSRemote$133.5K–$150K/yrMongoDBPython1+ yrsBacked by a16zMachine Learning Scientist - Molecular Force Fields
SandboxAQUSRemote$134.4K–$252K/yrPythonPyTorchMachine Learning Engineering Manager - Core Ads Ranking
RedditUSRemote$230K–$322K/yrTensorFlowPyTorchNo account needed1+ yrsStaff Machine Learning Engineer
PinterestSan Francisco, CARemote$189.3K–$389.8K/yrLLMs8+ yrsDirector of Engineering, Webapp & AI Attack
Horizon3.aiUSRemote$290K–$340K/yrLLMsJavaScriptReinforcement Learning Engineer
BugcrowdUSRemote$176.4K–$242.6K/yrLLMsDockerNo account neededBacked by General CatalystForward Deployed AI Engineer
LunonNew YorkRemote$160K–$210K/yrLLMsStaff Application Engineer - AI Enablement
GE AerospaceEvendaleRemote$112K–$165K/yrHadoopElasticsearch4+ yrsMachine Learning Scientist – Generative Molecular Design
SandboxAQUSRemote$134.4K–$252K/yrLLMsPyTorch4+ yrsAI Requirements Engineer
GDITAnnapolis Junction, MDRemote$255K–$345K/yrAWSJava15+ yrsAssociate Principal AI Engineer
TransamericaRemote$207.2K–$259K/yrAWSPython10+ yrsData & AI Engineer
AmeriLifeRemote$110K/yrDatabricksPython2+ yrsPrincipal AI Engineer
CVS HealthRemote$144.2K–$288.4K/yrAWSGCP10+ yrsSenior AI Developer / Technical Lead
GuidehouseAustin, Atlanta +2Remote$118K–$196K/yrRAGLLMs3+ yrsSenior Machine Learning Engineer II - FlightAware
RTXRemote$132.4K–$251.6K/yrKubernetesPython8+ yrsSenior Software Engineer, AI Developer Experience
VantaUS, CanadaRemote$195K–$229K/yrSOC 2Backed by SequoiaSenior Software Engineer, AI Platform
KineticUSRemote$180K–$200K/yrLLMsSalesforceNo account needed6+ yrsSenior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Platform)
AffirmUS, CanadaRemote$173K–$255K/yrLLMsAWSNo account needed4+ yrsSr. Staff Applied AI Engineer, GTM
ZscalerSanta Clara, CARemote$180K–$225K/yrZero TrustRAGNo account needed5+ yrsStaff AI Engineer
CobaltRemote$275K–$300K/yrLLMsGCPNo account needed10+ yrsStaff Software Engineer, Applied AI
TopDog LawUSRemote$160K–$200K/yrLLMsRAGNo account needed10+ yrsSenior AI Automation Engineer
Alignment HealthUSRemote$172.4K–$258.5K/yrDatabricksLLMs5+ yrs
How these numbers are made
- Source: the yearly salary ranges employers publish in their own job postings, for roles RoleWeek lists as posted in the last 7 days. They are what employers advertise, not offers, not what people are paid, and not a market average. RoleWeek lists a share of all developer roles, and an employer decides whether to post a range at all.
- One role is one card: an opening listed for several places counts once on a page. A role listed in several cities counts on each city’s page.
- Bottom and top of each posted range are summarised separately: the median, and the 25th and 75th percentiles (half of the roles fall between them). A role that posts a single figure counts as both its bottom and its top.
- Yearly ranges only, in one currency per page: CA$ 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: Remote AI and machine learning jobs (129 posted in the last 7 days). Every city and role type: developer salary ranges by city.