AI jobs: who is hiring and what it pays
Companies building AI and the machine learning, research, product and applied roles inside them. 8,080 open jobs at 2,232 employers, with a median stated pay of $228k. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
8,080
open AI jobs
2,232
employers hiring
$228k
median stated pay (3,659 jobs)
November 2026
first month tracked
All AI lists
Employers with the most open AI jobs
Amazon, OpenAI and Anthropic lead the AI employers on our board. The ten with the most openings post 33% of the 8,080 open AI jobs.
| # | Employer | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AmazonWA · Median pay $207k | 539 open |
| 2 | OpenAICA · Median pay $308k | 537 open |
| 3 | AnthropicCA · Median pay $348k | 443 open |
| 4 | DatabricksCA · Median pay $216k | 418 open |
| 5 | HarveyCA · Median pay $230k | 232 open |
| 6 | Applied IntuitionCA · Median pay $183k | 205 open |
| 7 | Scale AICA · Median pay $211k | 106 open |
| 8 | SierraCA · Median pay $285k | 85 open |
| 9 | DecagonCA · Median pay $275k | 71 open |
| 10 | PerplexityCA · Median pay $215k | 70 open |
Highest-paying AI roles
Among AI jobs that state yearly pay, Database Architects, Fuel Cell Engineers and Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel pay the most at the median, against $228k for the segment as a whole.
| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Database Architects20 open · With pay 11 | $363k |
| 2 | Fuel Cell Engineers45 open · With pay 32 | $340k |
| 3 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel96 open · With pay 68 | $323k |
| 4 | Computer and Information Systems Managers25 open · With pay 17 | $305k |
| 5 | Architectural and Engineering Managers109 open · With pay 74 | $293k |
| 6 | Sales Engineers19 open · With pay 13 | $285k |
| 7 | Natural Sciences Managers8 open · With pay 8 | $284k |
| 8 | Information Security Engineers63 open · With pay 43 | $275k |
Skills employers ask for
python, machine learning and aws are the skills most often named in AI job postings, read from each posting's own text.
Where the AI jobs are
CA, NY and WA have the most open AI jobs.
| # | State | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaliforniaMedian pay $252k | 3,569 open |
| 2 | New YorkMedian pay $231k | 1,090 open |
| 3 | WashingtonMedian pay $209k | 536 open |
| 4 | TexasMedian pay $197k | 414 open |
| 5 | MassachusettsMedian pay $198k | 321 open |
| 6 | VirginiaMedian pay $181k | 305 open |
| 7 | IllinoisMedian pay $185k | 221 open |
| 8 | District of ColumbiaMedian pay $213k | 170 open |
New AI jobs this week
25 AI jobs were posted in the last seven days.
- Software Engineer, AI/ML, Technical Delivery, Google Public Sector
Google · Reston, VA
Nov 8
- Senior Software Engineering Manager, Machine Learning, Maps
Google · Mountain View, CA
Nov 8
- Senior AI Product Operations Manager, Growth AI Transformation
Google · New York, NY
Nov 8
- AI Engineer
Brands AbbVie · Great Lakes, IL
Nov 8
- Staff Research Data Scientist
Google · San Francisco, CA
Nov 7
- Strategy and Operations Lead, Global Business Applied AI, GBAI Operations
Google · New York, NY
Nov 7
- Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML
Google · Mountain View, CA
Nov 7
- Sequencing and AI Research Scientist
California Institute Of Technology · Pasadena, CA
Nov 7
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Then look at the employers above that are hiring now.
More industries
- US manufacturing30,611
- Defense and aerospace28,895
- Healthcare26,211
- Financial services26,106
- Education13,810
- Non-profits12,670
- Biotech and pharma11,001
- Construction7,228
- Space4,946
- Transportation and logistics4,911
- Semiconductors3,730
- Automotive and EV3,565
- Retail3,004
- Robotics and automation2,810
- Consumer packaged goods2,492
- Data centers2,443
- Utilities and power2,287
- Clean energy and nuclear2,163
- Real estate1,592
- Telecom1,388
- Tourism and hospitality1,274
- Steel, aluminum and metals967
- Oil and gas950
- Restaurants931
- Mining and natural resources874
- Airlines and aviation796
- TV and streaming777
- Shipbuilding and maritime549
- Casino and gaming458
- Music435
- Foundation323
- Museum242
- Sports223
- Movies and film48
How these lists are made
- Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
- A job is counted in AI when its employer is on our list of AI employers, or its title names AI work. A job can sit in more than one segment.
- Pay figures use only jobs that state a yearly salary range in dollars; the figure is the middle of the range, and the median is across jobs. A pay list is shown only when enough jobs state pay.
- The same employer under different spellings is counted once. A city where one employer posts half the openings is not ranked.
- Lists are rebuilt weekly from our job board and kept by month. Professional and management roles; hourly roles are not on our board.
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