How Much Do AI Engineer Jobs Pay in Seattle? (November 2026)
As of November 2026, the median AI Engineer salary in Seattle is $207,366 a year. Most roles pay between $154,255 and $406,250 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 54 live salaried listings across 30 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.
How pay has moved
Median base salary by month, from our monthly salary snapshots.
Highest-paying employers
- Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)Research Engineer, Computer UseResearch Engineer, RL EngineeringResearch Engineer, Knowledge TeamResearch Engineer, Visual Knowledge WorkAll Anthropic roles →
- All OpenAI roles →
- Senior/Staff Software Engineer – LLM Inference & Reinforcement Learning PlatformIntermediate/ Senior Software Engineer - Cortex LLM Training PlatformAll Snowflake roles →
- Sr. AI Engineer, Compute Infrastructure, Special Programs - Top Secret ClearanceAI Engineer, Compute Infrastructure, Special Programs - Top Secret ClearanceAll SpaceX roles →
- All Salesforce roles →
Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in Seattle; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.
Methodology: AI Engineer listings in Seattle 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.