Data & AI Jobs at Startups in United States
the United States has 943 open data and AI roles at 497 early-stage startups, and 40% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 160k to 238.5k, with a median of USD 200k. 46 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring data and AI roles in the United States
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- 943open roles
- 497startups hiring
- 40%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $200Kmedian pay
- $160Ktypical range: lower
- $239Ktypical range: upper
Based on 508 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 511 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
United States has 53% of all 1,780 open data and AI roles on this site.
Industries
AI and machine learning (265), fintech and payments (95) and healthcare (80) startups have most of the openings.
What data and AI work involves at an early-stage startup
The data is messy and there is not much of it yet. You build the pipeline, train the model, then explain the result to a founder in plain words. Large employers give you a clean warehouse and one narrow question, while here you pick the question too.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do data and AI jobs in the United States pay?
Typically USD 160k to 238.5k a year, with a median of USD 200k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring data and AI roles in the United States?
Lila Sciences (15 roles), Distyl AI (13) and HumanSignal (12) have the most; 497 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
40% of these roles are remote; the rest are in the United States.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (50% of those that state a level), and 11% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
46 were posted this week.