How Much Do AI Engineer Jobs Pay in New York? (September 2026)
As of September 2026, the median AI Engineer salary in New York is $246,150 a year. Most roles pay between $176,300 and $343,410 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 183 live salaried listings across 70 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.
How pay has moved
Median base salary by the month each role was posted, across current live listings. A monthly snapshot builds a firmer long-run trend over time.
Highest-paying employers
- Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)Research Engineer, Chip Design RL (Reinforcement Learning)Research Engineer, Code RL (Reinforcement Learning)Research Engineer, Computer UseResearch Engineer, Model EvaluationsAll Anthropic roles →
- Staff Applied Scientist - Agentic InterfacesStaff Applied Scientist - DashboardsSenior Staff GenAI Engineer - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Staff GenAI Engineer - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)All Datadog roles →
- All Ramp roles →
- All Hex Technologies roles →
- All Distyl roles →
Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in New York; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.
Methodology: AI Engineer listings in New York with a published salary, updated daily. Figures come from roles that are open right now. Ranges and single figures are converted to an annual US-dollar midpoint; hourly rates are annualised and out-of-band values dropped. Salary data is self-reported by employers and covers the roles that disclose pay — treat it as a directional guide, not a guarantee.