The median starting salary is $190,000 a year, measured on the 554 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Reinforcement learning jobs: 1,099 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name reinforcement learning in the job title or description. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 1,099
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 894
- remote
- 132
- median starting salary
- $190,000
AI level of Reinforcement learning jobs
- AI Level 4770 (70%)
- AI Level 3124 (11%)
- AI Level 26 (1%)
- AI Level 1199 (18%)
Companies hiring for Reinforcement learning
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Common questions
How much do Reinforcement learning jobs pay?
How much AI work do Reinforcement learning jobs involve?
Of the 1,099 live postings: AI Level 4: 770 (70%); AI Level 3: 124 (11%); AI Level 2: 6 (1%); AI Level 1: 199 (18%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Reinforcement learning jobs?
By number of live postings: Amazon (201), Helsing (137), NVIDIA (87), Together AI (75), Capital One (65). Counted September 2026.
Where are Reinforcement learning jobs located?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (238), New York (139), Munich (97), Seattle (85), London (71). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Reinforcement learning jobs?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Machine learning (624), Python (622), LLM (491), Fine-tuning (353), Generative AI (353). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Reinforcement learning jobs?
By number of live postings: Applied scientist (122), Machine learning engineer (107), Research scientist (74), Data scientist (34), Solutions architect (31). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Reinforcement learning in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.