Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name Generative AI in the job title or description, located in Washington DC, United States. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
Median starting salary: $189,250.
As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $189,250 a year, measured on the 42 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
As of November 10, 2026, of the 57 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 9 (16%); Works on AI ●●●○: 25 (44%); Uses AI ●●○○: 1 (2%); Little AI ●○○○: 22 (39%). See what each level means.
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Helsing (11), Scale AI (8), Anthropic (7), Databricks (6), Shield AI (6).
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (532), Seattle (504), San Francisco (389), Santa Clara (158), Bellevue (138).
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (32), LLM (15), AWS (13), Reinforcement learning (13), SQL (13).
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: AI engineer (6), Sales (5), Machine learning engineer (3), Software engineer (3), Cybersecurity (2).
A posting counts when it names Generative AI in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.
