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Level 3 · AI-core

AI-core jobs

1,739 live roles are rated Level 3, a score of 60 to 79 out of 100. AI tools are part of the daily workflow and named in the job description. Most of them are in Software Engineering, Sales, and Data. The tools named most often are Claude, Cursor, and Clay. The median listed salary starts at $180,000. 47% are remote.

AI-core jobs by role and by remote work

Each page below holds at least ten live jobs at this level. How the level is measured.

1,739 jobs

Sorted by AI centrality, then recency

CoinbaseHybrid - New York, NY$40-$40/hr

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AlanRemote · Paris, France; Bordeaux, France; Lyon, France; Marseille, France; Biarritz, France; Nantes, France; Annecy, France; Madrid, Spain; Barcelona, Spain

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TaniumAddison, TX (Hybrid); Bellevue, WA (Hybrid); Durham, NC (Hybrid); Emeryville, CA (Hybrid); Reston, VA (Hybrid)$154k-$200k

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Common questions

Is AI a high paying job?

Yes, and the more central AI is to the role, the more it pays. Level 4 jobs, where AI is the core of the work, show a median maximum of $246,750 on 385 USD postings, against $220,000 on 5,674 Level 1 postings, where AI is only a tool. Measured September 2026.

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Is AI ML a good career?

By the two numbers that matter, yes. Demand: 221 live AI engineer and 206 machine learning engineer postings, out of 26,929 AI-related jobs. Pay: Median maximum salary is $274,550 and the median floor is $200,000, on 94 live AI engineer postings that publish a USD range. Measured September 2026.

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Which is better, AI Engineer or machine learning engineer?

By demand, AI engineer: 221 live postings against 206 for machine learning engineer. By pay, the median maximum is $274,550 on 94 USD AI engineer postings and $273,500 on 74 machine learning engineer postings. Both titles are read from the posting itself, never inferred. Measured September 2026.

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