Entry-level data & AI/ML salaries in the U.S.: 3 takeaways

• Entry-level data and ML/AI professionals in the U.S. earn six figure median wages (gross; including bonuses, stock options, etc.): The median salary of junior data scientists is $134k. Junior data engineers make $134k, junior Machine Learning Engineers $188k, and junior AI Engineers $122k. At $253k, the median overall salary is highest for junior AI/ML research scientists.
• The salary span is largest for junior AI/ML research scientists and junior ML engineers. The entry-level salaries of data engineers, on the other hand, vary the least.
• $608k is the highest pay as junior data scientist. The top salary amongst junior data engineers is $292k and $795k among machine learning engineers (highest of all!). Entry-level salaries of AI engineers max at $250k, those of AI/ML research scientists at $625k.