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As of 2026-07-28, the median advertised salary for AI Safety and Evaluation roles tracked by ML/AI Work is $105,000 – $175,000/yr (USD), across 345 postings that disclose pay (ML/AI Work, dataset v2026.06).
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AI Safety and Evaluation roles
Figures in USD, the most common currency among the 345 disclosed-pay postings in this slice.
n=345 · as of 2026-07-28 · v2026.06 · methodology ↗
Salary distributionwithin AI Safety and Evaluation roles
Most common advertised floor: $0–$25K — 124 of 345 disclosed-pay postings.
Median floor by senioritywithin AI Safety and Evaluation
Executive-level postings advertise the highest median floor — $220,000 (n=4).
Median floor by specializationwithin all AI roles
ML Systems and Inference pays the highest median floor ($159K); AI Safety and Evaluation the lowest ($105K).
Salary coverage by countryshare of postings with a salary range
United States leads salary coverage at 82.2%; 17 other markets are not yet covered.
Top-paying skillswithin AI Safety and Evaluation roles
Large Language Models (LLMs) tops skill pay in this slice — $167,500 median floor (n=103).
Remote vs onsitewithin AI Safety and Evaluation roles
Remote postings advertise a comparable median floor but a 46% lower median ceiling than onsite ($135K vs $250K).
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ML/AI Work, "AI & ML salary benchmarks — AI Safety and Evaluation roles", dataset v2026.06, n=345, as of 2026-07-28. https://mlai.work/salaries