Best job boards for AI and machine learning jobs (November 2026)
As of November 10, 2026, 9 sites are good choices for this search: Built In, foorilla, Hacker News "Who is hiring?", HiringCafe, JobsWithPay, Levels.fyi Jobs, LinkedIn Jobs, Wellfound and Y Combinator Work at a Startup. They differ most in where their jobs come from and in how they show pay: some show only the pay that the employer posts, and some show their own estimates. On JobsWithPay, 56% of 17,019 open AI, ML and research jobs show the posted pay, with a median posted base range of $175K to $252K a year.
The sites side by side
| Site | Where the jobs come from | How pay shows | Price for job seekers | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built In | Built In sells recruitment marketing and employer branding to companies. | Job cards show salary info when the job has it, for example "209K-286K Annually". We did not find a rule that pay is required. | Free. Built In says Match Mode is "100% free, forever". | Tech |
| foorilla (formerly ai-jobs.net) | Not stated. | Many job cards show a range, for example "USD 150K-220K". | Not stated. | Tech, AI and ML |
| Hacker News "Who is hiring?" | People at the hiring company. The rules do not allow recruiting firms or job boards. | Only when the poster writes it. The thread rules do not ask for pay. | Free to read. | Tech and startups |
| HiringCafe | Company websites and applicant tracking systems. | Shows the pay that the employer publishes, with a filter for it. | Free. | All jobs |
| JobsWithPay (our site) | Company job boards only (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday and company careers sites). No staffing agencies and no copies. | Shows the pay that the company posts, and never an estimate. 56% of 17,019 open AI, ML and research jobs show pay. | Free. You do not need an account to search or apply. | Tech jobs |
| Levels.fyi Jobs | Not stated on its own pages. Greenhouse says its customers can post free job ads on Levels.fyi. | Shows Levels.fyi total compensation (TC) estimates next to jobs. | Free. Paid one-to-one services such as negotiation coaching. | Tech jobs and pay data |
| LinkedIn Jobs | Employers post jobs. An employer can post one job free or pay to promote a job. | Shows pay when the employer gives it. In the US, LinkedIn also shows pay that it finds in the job text. | Free. Premium Career costs US$39.99 a month. | All jobs |
| Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) | Startups post jobs free. Promoted jobs are paid. | Wellfound says that most job listings show the salary range and equity up front. | Free for candidates. | Startups |
| Y Combinator Work at a Startup | Startups that Y Combinator funded. Most YC companies use it, but not all. | Job cards show pay ranges, for example "$135K - $200K". We did not find a rule that pay is required. | Free. | YC startups |
Which site for which search
| If you want | Use |
|---|---|
| AI lab and AI startup jobs with posted pay | JobsWithPay, Y Combinator Work at a Startup, Wellfound |
| Posts from people at the hiring company | Hacker News "Who is hiring?" |
| AI jobs next to tech news and papers | foorilla (formerly ai-jobs.net) |
| The most jobs and recruiter contact |
Each site, briefly
Built In
A job board and company profile site for tech workers.
foorilla (formerly ai-jobs.net)
A workspace for coders with a jobs section. On November 10, 2026, ai-jobs.net and aijobs.net sent visitors to foorilla.com. 219,354 jobs live (home page).
Hacker News "Who is hiring?"
A monthly Hacker News thread where people at hiring companies post one comment for each company.
HiringCafe
A free job search engine that collects jobs directly from company websites and applicant tracking systems. 4,415,520 jobs from 141,682 companies (home page).
JobsWithPay (our site)
A free job site for tech jobs that reads each job directly from the job board of the company that hires and checks it again every day. 17,019 open AI, ML and research jobs from 3,003 companies on November 11, 2026.
Levels.fyi Jobs
The job board of Levels.fyi, a pay data site, with Levels.fyi pay estimates on each job. Search more than 1 million salaries (Levels.fyi's About page).
LinkedIn Jobs
The job search part of LinkedIn, a large professional network, where employers post jobs and members apply. 1 billion members in more than 200 countries and territories (LinkedIn's About page).
Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent)
A job site for startups, where you keep one profile and talk to founders and engineers directly. 27K+ companies hiring; 10M+ opted-in candidates (Wellfound's About page).
Y Combinator Work at a Startup
Y Combinator's job site for jobs at startups that YC funded. One application goes to many YC companies.
See also: how JobsWithPay compares with LinkedIn on the same searches, and all our lists of job sites.
How we checked
On November 10, 2026, we read the pages of each site: its home, pricing, about, help and FAQ pages. Each fact on this page comes from these pages, or, where a site blocked automated reading, from the site’s own text in search results or from its parent company. The sources list says which. “Not stated” means that we did not find the fact on the site’s pages.
The sites are in A to Z order. We did not get money from any site on this list. We make JobsWithPay; its numbers come from our database and change every hour.
Questions
Is ai-jobs.net still online?
On November 10, 2026, ai-jobs.net and aijobs.net sent visitors to foorilla.com. foorilla said on X that aijobs.net "will be no more after August 1st".
How much do AI and ML engineer jobs pay?
On JobsWithPay on November 11, 2026, the median posted base range for 17,019 open AI, ML and research jobs is $175K to $252K a year. 56% of these jobs post pay. This is base pay only, with no stock or bonus.
Where do AI labs post their jobs first?
AI labs post jobs on their own job boards, for example Greenhouse or Ashby pages. JobsWithPay and HiringCafe read these boards directly. Other sites can show the same job later or as a copy.
Are AI jobs on LinkedIn real and current?
Many are. In our comparison of the same 18 AI and ML searches, some LinkedIn results were not AI or ML jobs, some came from staffing agencies, and some were copies of other results. The comparison page on JobsWithPay gives the numbers and the method.
Sources
- Built In: finding a job with Match Mode
- Built In: Built In jobs
- Built In: Built In for employers
- foorilla: foorilla home page
- foorilla: aijobs.net will be no more (from search results)
- Hacker News "Who is hiring?": Who is hiring? (November 2026)
- HiringCafe: About HiringCafe
- HiringCafe: HiringCafe home page
- Levels.fyi Jobs: Levels.fyi Jobs
- Levels.fyi Jobs: About Levels.fyi
- Levels.fyi Jobs: Levels.fyi organic job posts (from search results)
- LinkedIn Jobs: post a job free or promote it (help pages blocked automated reading; text from search results)
- LinkedIn Jobs: pay found in the job description (US) (text from search results)
- LinkedIn Jobs: LinkedIn Premium Career pricing
- LinkedIn Jobs: About LinkedIn
- Wellfound: About Wellfound
- Wellfound: Wellfound for candidates
- Wellfound: Wellfound home page
- Y Combinator Work at a Startup: Work at a Startup FAQ
- Y Combinator Work at a Startup: Work at a Startup home page
- JobsWithPay: live data, November 11, 2026