Startup Jobs in AI & ML

3,309 open roles at 283 early-stage ai and ml startups, with what they pay and where they hire.

What working in ai and machine learning is like

Working in this sector means building or applying AI/ML systems: training models, shipping products that use them, or providing the compute and tooling that makes them possible. Roles range from research and engineering to design, product, and infrastructure, often with a need to move fast as models and tools evolve.

What startups in AI and machine learning build

Startups here pick one layer, either the model itself or the product and infrastructure around it. That choice decides the hiring, with research and infrastructure work at one end and product and design at the other. Tooling changes fast, so you are hired for the problem more often than for a fixed stack.

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Salary

Median
$208K
USD per year
Average
$214K
USD per year
Minimum
$35K
USD per year
Maximum
$545K
USD per year
From the 1,264 ai and ml postings in US dollars that state a salary.

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Top locations

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Pay by country, in local currency

What ai and ml roles pay in each country, each in its own currency and never converted. The count beside each country is how many postings the figures come from.

CountryMedianAvgMinMax
United States (1,224)$210K$216K$58K$545K
United Kingdom (63)£115K£122K£45K£235K
Germany (56)€100K€100K€26K€210K
Austria (42)€80K€85K€58K€200K
Spain (34)€83K€88K€58K€200K
Canada (14)$200K$194K$134K$215K
France (14)€95K€96K€65K€200K
Netherlands (9)€80K€80K€50K€100K

A country with fewer than 5 postings stating pay is left out.

What kind of work is open in AI & ML

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Jobs in AI & Machine Learning

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Questions people ask

How much do startup jobs pay?

Typically USD 167.5k to 250k a year, with a median of USD 207k, where the posting states a salary.

Which startups are hiring?

Lila Sciences (111 roles), Lambda Finance (85) and Lovable (80) have the most; 283 startups are hiring in total.

Can I work remotely?

37% of these roles are remote.

Do I need to be senior?

Most roles are senior (42% of those that state a level), and 12% are junior or intern.

Are new roles coming in?

137 were posted this week.

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