The postings set a high bar. Of 221 live AI engineer roles, 34 mention a degree, and across the catalog 8,442 postings are tagged senior against 772 junior. The tools named most are OpenAI, Claude, and Cursor, out of 70 tracked. Measured September 2026.
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Every figure above is computed from the live postings on Level at the time of measurement, September 2026. Each posting is read for the AI tools and tasks it names, then rated Level 1 to 4. Salaries use the posting's own range, in US dollars only. Numbers are recomputed monthly and the page is updated when they move by more than 10 percent.
JobgetherRemote · India
SmartsheetRemote · -REMOTE, USA-$175k-$245k
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