Live postings that name C++ in the job title or description. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
The median starting salary is $159,300 a year, measured on the 4,009 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Of the 6,930 live postings: AI Level 4: 1,504 (22%); AI Level 3: 490 (7%); AI Level 2: 175 (3%); AI Level 1: 4,761 (69%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
By number of live postings: Amazon (2,153), NVIDIA (860), Anduril Industries (445), SpaceX (381), Cisco (186). Counted September 2026.
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: Seattle (634), Santa Clara (509), Bengaluru (397), San Francisco (254), New York (217). Counted September 2026.
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (4,577), Java (2,905), AWS (1,913), Machine learning (1,659), C# (1,634). Counted September 2026.
By number of live postings: Applied scientist (430), Machine learning engineer (120), Solutions architect (117), AI engineer (99), Research scientist (46). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names C++ in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.
