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salary report · updated november 2026

How Much Do AI Engineer Jobs Pay in Richmond? (November 2026)

As of November 2026, the median AI Engineer salary in Richmond is $170,975 a year. Most roles pay between $135,874 and $219,330 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 10 live salaried listings across 2 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.

Median salary
$170,975
per year · annual USD
Typical range
$136k – $219k
10th–90th percentile
Range seen
$103k – $337k
lowest to highest
Sample
10
salaried listings · 2 companies
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How pay has moved

$124k$203k$281kOct 2026Nov 2026

Median base salary by month, from our monthly salary snapshots.

Highest-paying employers

  1. #1
    CO
    Capital One
    4 salaried listings in Richmond
    $184,250
    median
    Sr. Staff AI Engineer$315k – $359k·McLean, VAFull Stack Engineer 4- People Tech- GenAI & Agentic Systems (LangChain, LangGraph)$179k – $205k·McLean, VAManager, Product Manager, Audit Insights & Innovation, AI and Data Engineering$165k – $188k·McLean, VAManager, Product Management - AI/ML$150k – $171k·McLean, VA
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  2. #2
    P
    Pwc
    6 salaried listings in Richmond
    $154,195
    median
    CTIO - AI Engineer- Senior Manager$91k – $322k·NY-New YorkSenior Manager, AWS Full Stack AI Engineering$124k – $280k·NY-New YorkManager, Full Stack AI Engineer - AWS$99k – $232k·NY-New YorkCTIO AI Engineering Manager$74k – $212k·NY-New YorkSenior Associate, Full Stack AI Engineer — AWS$77k – $202k·NY-New York
    All Pwc roles →

Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in Richmond; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.

See the open AI Engineer roles in Richmond →

AI Engineer pay elsewhere

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Methodology: AI Engineer listings in Richmond 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.