AI Engineer, H-1B salary
What 709 H-1B filings report for “AI Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an AI Engineer?
$120k median H-1B base salary for an AI Engineer, typically $85k to $186k, across 709 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $150k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California193$150k+$30k
- 2New York71$141k+$21k
- 3Washington26$134k+$14k
- 4Massachusetts34$120ksame
- 5New Jersey35$114k−$6k
- 6Texas102$113k−$7k
- 7North Carolina22$112k−$8k
- 8Georgia30$109k−$11k
- 9Illinois26$108k−$12k
- 10Michigan20$102k−$18k
- 11Missouri20$80k−$40k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $120kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an AI Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for AI Engineer roles are BCG, Electronic Arts, AI Cloud Solutions, and Distyl AI, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full AI Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1BCG17 filings$110k
- 2Electronic Arts14 filings$130k
- 3AI Cloud Solutions12 filings$99k
- 4Distyl AI12 filings$183k
- 5IBM11 filings$184k
- 6Synopsys11 filings$184k
- 7CitiusTech8 filings$125k
- 8Millennium Management8 filings$147k
- 9Matroid8 filings$164k
- 10Hark Labs8 filings$450k
- 11AI Software7 filings$64k
- 12Eudia7 filings$188k
- 13Enrich Technology6 filings$135k
- 14Fundamental ai6 filings$164k
- 15Insight Global6 filings$119k
- 16Missouri Edp6 filings$111k
- 17Orion Innovation6 filings$122k
- 18Intellectt6 filings$141k
- 19Ardor IT Solutions5 filings$114k
- 20Defaked5 filings$265k
- 21Educational Testing Service5 filings$138k
- 22Mclaryn Systems5 filings$155k
- 23Outmarket AI5 filings$140k
- 24Aivion4 filings$88k
- 25Designlibro4 filings$155k
- 26Melmark4 filings$122k
- 27Planet Pharma4 filings$145k
- 28Varenya4 filings$112k
- 29Altimetrik4 filings$106k
- 30Aira Technologies3 filings$150k
- 31Armada Systems3 filings$134k
- 32Bonsai AI, Inc.3 filings$135k
- 33Brillfy Technology3 filings$112k
- 34Cogitai3 filings$99k
- 35Capital One3 filings$148k
- 36DatasenseIT3 filings$131k
- 37Future of Life Institute3 filings$84k
- 38HubSpot3 filings$124k
- 39Apexon3 filings$113k
- 40Involgixs3 filings$90k
- 41Instalily3 filings$95k
- 42Jeeva AI3 filings$136k
- 43Mellow Soft3 filings$148k
- 44PAII3 filings$94k
- 45PEAK63 filings$136k
- 46Project Core Inc.3 filings$65k
- 47V-Soft Consulting3 filings$113k
- 48Zoom3 filings$161k
- 49Interactions3 filings$98k
- 50Renesas3 filings$105k
Related titles in this family
1,941 filings carry “AI Engineer” in the title, across 369 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior AI Engineer138 filings$170k
- 2Lead AI Engineer65 filings$170k
- 3Gen AI Engineer50 filings$108k
- 4Sr. AI Engineer41 filings$150k
- 5AI Engineer II35 filings$140k
- 6Principal AI Engineer34 filings$238k
- 7Applied AI Engineer31 filings$180k
- 8Lead Data/AI Engineering29 filings$161k
- 9Generative AI Engineer24 filings$117k
- 10Founding AI Engineer23 filings$150k
- 11Staff AI Engineer20 filings$234k
- 12Forward Deployed AI Engineer19 filings$154k
Figures are for the exact title “AI Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.