The median starting salary is $219,765 a year, measured on the 41 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Generative AI jobs in Washington DC: 62 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Generative AI in the job title or description, located in Washington DC, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 62
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 42
- remote
- 25
- median starting salary
- $219,765
AI level of Generative AI jobs in Washington DC
- AI Level 49 (15%)
- AI Level 333 (53%)
- AI Level 23 (5%)
- AI Level 117 (27%)
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Common questions
How much do Generative AI jobs in Washington DC pay?
How much AI work do Generative AI jobs in Washington DC involve?
Of the 62 live postings: AI Level 4: 9 (15%); AI Level 3: 33 (53%); AI Level 2: 3 (5%); AI Level 1: 17 (27%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Generative AI jobs in Washington DC?
By number of live postings: Anthropic (12), Helsing (12), Scale AI (12), Databricks (9), OpenAI (3). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have Generative AI jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (541), Seattle (510), San Francisco (478), Santa Clara (161), Bellevue (145). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Generative AI jobs in Washington DC?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (27), LLM (17), Reinforcement learning (16), SQL (16), Machine learning (15). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Generative AI jobs in Washington DC?
By number of live postings: AI engineer (4), Machine learning engineer (3), Forward deployed engineer (2), AI product manager (1), Solutions architect (1). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Generative AI in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.