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Level 4 · AI-native

AI-native jobs

770 live roles are rated Level 4, a score of 80 to 100 out of 100. Building AI systems is the job itself, not a tool used on the side. Most of them are in Software Engineering, Data, and Sales. The tools named most often are Claude, OpenAI, and PyTorch. The median listed salary starts at $175,000. 40% are remote.

AI-native jobs by role and by remote work

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

770 jobs

Sorted by AI centrality, then recency

Common questions

Are AI engineers in high demand?

Yes, by the count of open roles. 221 live postings carry the title AI engineer, out of 26,929 AI-related jobs at 369 companies tracked by Level, and 772 of those jobs are rated Level 4, meaning AI is the core of the work rather than a mention. Measured September 2026.

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Are AI engineers well paid?

Yes, against the wider market. Median maximum salary is $274,550 and the median floor is $200,000, on 94 live AI engineer postings that publish a USD range. Across all 10,606 USD postings the median maximum is $240,000, so AI engineer titles sit above the market. Measured September 2026.

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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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What are the skills needed for AI engineer?

The tools postings name, in order: OpenAI (1,062), Claude (989), Cursor (745), Clay (534), and PyTorch (514), across 4,357 live jobs that cite at least one AI tool. 221 postings carry the AI engineer title, and 34 of those mention a degree. Measured September 2026.

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