What is the median salary for AI jobs using Distributed Systems?

$152,000–$230,000/yr across 2,494 Distributed Systems roles that disclose pay (ML/AI Work, dataset v2026.06).

What share of Distributed Systems AI jobs are remote?

21% of the 3,799 AI roles using Distributed Systems are remote-friendly, as of 2026-07-28 (ML/AI Work).

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3,799 open AI roles using Distributed Systems across the US and Europe.

As of 2026-07-28, ML/AI Work tracks 3,799 active AI roles using Distributed Systems across the US and Europe; the median advertised salary is $152,000–$230,000/yr across 2,494 roles that disclose pay (ML/AI Work, dataset v2026.06).

Market snapshot

3,799

open Distributed Systems roles

21%

remote-friendly

$152,000 – $230,000

median salary / yr

2,494

list a salary

Top employers hiring: Amazon.com (382), Apple (131), Accenture (129), Google (100), Amazon Web Services (84), Scribd, Inc. (82)

n=2,494 · Dec 2020 – Jul 2026 · as of 2026-07-28 · v2026.06 · methodology ↗

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Specializations using Distributed Systems

Generative AI and LLM997 Machine Learning897 Core AI Engineering539 MLOps and Platform475 Domain Specializations417 Research and Science253 Architecture and Leadership243 Product and Adjacent130

Distributed Systems jobs by country

United States2,946 Canada207 United Kingdom187 Poland82 Germany71 Australia64 Ireland49 Spain39 France35 Netherlands34 Switzerland26 Sweden16 Italy13 Austria12 Belgium7 Denmark6 Finland3 Norway2

Cite thisn=3,799 · as of 2026-07-28 · v2026.06

ML/AI Work, "AI jobs using Distributed Systems", dataset v2026.06, n=3799, as of 2026-07-28. https://mlai.work/s/distributed-systems

https://mlai.work/s/distributed-systems