Median maximum salary is $250,000 for research AI jobs that publish a USD range, with a median floor of $172,400, on 874 of 1,695 live research postings. Across every category the median maximum is $200,000 on 43,250 USD postings, so research sits above the market. Measured October 2026.
How this number is measured
Every figure above is computed from the live postings on Level at the time of measurement, October 2026. Each posting is read for how much of the daily work is AI, then rated from Little AI to Builds AI. 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.
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