xAI
xAI is an AI company founded by Elon Musk in 2023 with the mission to advance scientific discovery and gain a deeper understanding of the universe through artificial intelligence.
xAI salaries
Average salary
$148.5–310K/ year
Based on
287 jobs
Salary by seniority
| Level | Average | Board baseline | vs. board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $77.7–97K | $105.3–166.2K | -36% |
| Associate | $96.4–190.2K | $115.6–168.2K | +1% |
| Mid-level | $145–307.2K | $157–243.1K | +13% |
| Senior | $161.4–345.4K | $192.9–291K | +5% |
Salaries by role
Infrastructure Engineering
22 jobs
$170.8–398.7K
Machine Learning Engineer
37 jobs
$178.2–442.2K
Network Engineering
18 jobs
$162.4–379K
Software Engineering
57 jobs
$172.6–405.2K
Backend Development
16 jobs
$173.8–412.4K
DevOps
20 jobs
$173.4–401.5K
Site Reliability Engineering
16 jobs
$180–428.1K
Infrastructure
8 jobs
$165–396K
Software Engineer
27 jobs
$169.2–402.6K
Backend Engineer
13 jobs
$172.3–416.1K
Engineering
21 jobs
$177.1–423.8K
Backend Engineering
21 jobs
$179.7–426.2K
Frontend Development
8 jobs
$180–440K
AI Engineering
11 jobs
$174–403.6K
AI Research
13 jobs
$191.1–448.9K
AI Engineer
15 jobs
$174.6–418.8K
Applied Scientist
7 jobs
$175.7–441.4K
Product Engineering
7 jobs
$174.7–427.2K
Member of Technical Staff
16 jobs
$176.8–429.5K
Mobile Development
7 jobs
$169.5–414.5K
IT Support
7 jobs
$87.6–114.2K
Information Technology
6 jobs
$92.4–123.1K
Information Security
12 jobs
$160.3–328.3K
Security Engineering
8 jobs
$162.5–359.5K
Machine Learning Infrastructure
9 jobs
$180–440K
Platform Engineering
11 jobs
$179.5–418.6K
Full-Stack Development
8 jobs
$182.5–428.8K
Data Engineer
7 jobs
$171–408.3K
Systems Engineering
15 jobs
$174.2–418.4K
Multimodal AI
7 jobs
$180–440K
Cloud Infrastructure
6 jobs
$174.7–397K
Network Architecture
6 jobs
$180–440K
Network Operations
7 jobs
$164.3–371.4K
Deep Learning
6 jobs
$199–434.3K
DevSecOps
6 jobs
$156.7–332.7K
Cloud Security
5 jobs
$168–367.6K
AI Research Engineer
8 jobs
$175.5–429K
Web Development
5 jobs
$180–440K
Data Engineering
10 jobs
$179.4–384K
Machine Learning Engineering
10 jobs
$197.4–396.6K
Legal
8 jobs
$179.4–254K
People Operations
6 jobs
$110.5–149.2K
HR Generalist
5 jobs
$104.6–139K
Human Resources
5 jobs
$103.8–146.6K
Human Data
9 jobs
$97.7–176K
Technical Support
5 jobs
$81.2–103.4K
Compliance
7 jobs
$124.9–176.7K
BSA/AML Compliance
6 jobs
$118.6–157.8K
Legal Counsel
5 jobs
$188.7–257K
AI Tutor
22 jobs
$73.7–99.3K
Linguist
9 jobs
$72.8–93.6K
AI Training
7 jobs
$83.2–144.1K
Data Annotation
10 jobs
$84.2–151.8K
Data Annotator
6 jobs
$72.8–93.6K
Speech Data Annotation
8 jobs
$72.8–93.6K
Team Lead
5 jobs
$104–164.6K
AI Training Specialist
5 jobs
$79–109K
Speech Recognition
5 jobs
$72.8–93.6K
Transcriptionist
5 jobs
$72.8–93.6K
Speech Data
5 jobs
$72.8–93.6K
Corporate Counsel
5 jobs
$205.4–262.4K
Top locations
United States
10,986 jobs
$188.8–282.2K
California, United States
8,119 jobs
$198.2–299.5K
San Francisco, CA, United States
4,095 jobs
$225.2–306.5K
Santa Clara, CA, United States
2,572 jobs
$177.3–314.7K
New York, United States
976 jobs
$177.5–246.8K
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
672 jobs
$153.8–232.7K
New Jersey, United States
384 jobs
$150.7–213.5K
Livingston, NJ, United States
359 jobs
$154.9–219.5K
New York, NY, United States
338 jobs
$189.9–259.4K
Texas, United States
322 jobs
$137.8–259.9K
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18 jobs
$205.3–505K
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1,148 jobs
$265.8–347.6K
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188 jobs
$98.6–489.8K
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1,420 jobs
$245.1–334.5K
Harmonic
6 jobs
$191.7–383.3K
Lambda
157 jobs
$223.3–301.5K
Perplexity
189 jobs
$203.1–319.5K
Sierra
282 jobs
$199.8–299.1K
Periodic Labs
33 jobs
$204.9–282.9K
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for xAI?
- The average salary for xAI is $148,539.00 – $310,033.00 per year, based on 287 job postings on this board that disclose pay.
- How is the salary figure for xAI calculated?
- These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.