As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $191,000 a year, measured on the 605 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Reinforcement learning jobs: 1,300+ open roles
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name reinforcement learning in the job title or description. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 1,300+
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 1,000+
- remote
- 185
Median starting salary: $191,000.
AI level of Reinforcement learning jobs
- ●●●● Builds AI953 (72%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI145 (11%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI17 (1%)
- ●○○○ Little AI202 (15%)
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Common questions
How much do Reinforcement learning jobs pay?
How much AI work do Reinforcement learning jobs involve?
As of November 10, 2026, of the 1,300+ live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 953 (72%); Works on AI ●●●○: 145 (11%); Uses AI ●●○○: 17 (1%); Little AI ●○○○: 202 (15%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for Reinforcement learning jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Amazon (195), Helsing (146), NVIDIA (103), Capital One (89), Together AI (74).
Where are Reinforcement learning jobs located?
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (248), New York (157), Munich (97), Seattle (81), London (75).
Which skills come up most in Reinforcement learning jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (799), Machine learning (746), LLM (579), PyTorch (457), C++ (391).
Which roles are open in Reinforcement learning jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (129), Machine learning engineer (124), Applied scientist (107), Research scientist (76), Data scientist (45).
A posting counts when it names Reinforcement learning in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.