AI Engineer: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 209 active jobs for “AI Engineer”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $180,000 per year (n = 32); CIS — $26,400 per year (n = 18). Most requested skills: Python, LLM, RAG.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $180,000 per year | $139,000 per year – $196,000 per year | 32 |
| Europe | not enough data | 6 | |
| CIS | $26,400 per year | $15,500 per year – $29,600 per year | 18 |
| Remote, region not specified | not enough data | 1 | |
Skills in requirements
- Python — 52%
- LLM — 28%
- RAG — 28%
- LangChain — 16%
- prompt engineering — 16%
- Docker — 15%
- AI agents — 14%
- TypeScript — 13%
- observability — 12%
- agentic workflows — 11%
- Codex — 11%
- CI/CD — 11%
- PostgreSQL — 11%
- data pipelines — 10%
- FastAPI — 10%
- AI-агенты — 9%
- JavaScript — 9%
- prototyping — 9%
- PyTorch — 9%
- Java — 9%
Levels
- Junior — 8
- Middle — 108
- Senior — 87
- Lead — 6
FAQ
How much do “AI Engineer” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $180,000 per year, half of jobs between $139,000 per year and $196,000 per year (n = 32). CIS: median $26,400 per year, half of jobs between $15,500 per year and $29,600 per year (n = 18). Pay is stated in 28% of jobs.
Which skills do “AI Engineer” jobs require?
Python — 52%, LLM — 28%, RAG — 28%, LangChain — 16%, prompt engineering — 16%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 159).
How many “AI Engineer” jobs are remote?
Remote — 44%, hybrid — 19%, office — 37% (of 209 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “AI Engineer” jobs?
Intern and junior — 8 jobs (4%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 97% of jobs; most often: C1 — 74%, B2 — 15%, B1 — 7%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 55%, HeadHunter 23%, Telegram 20%, LinkedIn 2%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.