$200K+ AI researcher jobs
How many AI research jobs pay $200K+?
1,268 open AI research jobs at 420 companies post a base pay range that goes to $200K or more a year. That is 84% of the 1,511 jobs with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median posted range of these jobs is $180K to $280K. The numbers come from the companies' own job postings on Nov 11, 2026. They show base pay only, without stock or a bonus.
Companies with the most of these jobs
| Company | Jobs | Median posted base pay |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 129 | $198K |
| Meta | 53 | $221K |
| 52 | $213K | |
| Anthropic | 44 | $600K |
| NVIDIA | 41 | $270K |
| OpenAI | 35 | $440K |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 27 | $198K |
| Capital One | 20 | $246K |
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What does $200K+ mean on this page?
The top of the posted yearly base pay range is $200K or more. The bottom of the range can be lower. Stock and a bonus are not in the range.
How many AI research jobs pay $200K or more?
1,268 open AI research jobs at 420 companies post a base pay range that goes to $200K or more a year. That is 84% of the 1,511 jobs with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median posted range of these jobs is $180K to $280K.
Which companies post these jobs?
The companies with the most of these jobs are Amazon.com Services LLC, Meta, Google, Anthropic, NVIDIA.
A job is in this list when the top of its posted yearly range in US dollars is $200K or more. A page needs 20 or more of these jobs. The median range does not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom.
