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Founding AI Engineer, H-1B salary

What 23 H-1B filings report for “Founding AI Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Founding AI Engineer?

$150k median H-1B base salary for a Founding AI Engineer, typically $120k to $205k, across 23 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$120k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$137k–$188k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$150,000
23 filings
Top (p90)
$205k
90th percentile
p10 $120k
median $150k
p90 $205k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

Not enough state-level data.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Founding AI Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Founding AI Engineer roles are CHRT; Cresta Intelligence; Snow Leopard, Inc.; and Tatva Labs, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Founding 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

Related titles in this family

25 filings carry “Founding AI Engineer” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Founding 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.