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AI Salaries in New York

AI roles in New York pay a median of $229,610 per year in 2026, based on 24 live listings that disclose pay. The highest-sample role is Software Engineer; the table below breaks pay down by role.

Updated 1 day ago · based on 351 disclosed USD listings.

Pay by role

RoleMedianRange (25th-75th)Listings
Software Engineer$229,610$201,875 - $243,00024
Infrastructure / DevOps$212,750$195,625 - $254,25022
Product$231,150$213,000 - $231,30020
Research$243,000$222,500 - $250,00013
ML / AI$297,900$229,000 - $297,90011
Design$180,000$150,000 - $237,5009
Forward Deployed$225,000$216,900 - $252,8009
Security$260,000$255,600 - $267,3009
Technical Program Mgmt$207,950$197,000 - $237,5258

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How much do AI jobs pay in New York?
AI roles in New York pay a median of $229,610 per year in 2026, based on 24 live listings that disclose pay. The highest-sample role is Software Engineer; the table below breaks pay down by role.
How is this calculated?
Each figure is the median of disclosed salaries on currently active AI listings based in New York, annualized and shown in a single currency - pay is never averaged across currencies. Every figure carries the number of listings behind it.
How current is the data?
It reflects live listings and updates continuously as new roles are posted and old ones close.