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As of 2026-07-28, the median advertised salary for AI Security roles tracked by ML/AI Work is $141,000 – $220,000/yr (USD), across 115 postings that disclose pay (ML/AI Work, dataset v2026.06).
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Figures in USD, the most common currency among the 115 disclosed-pay postings in this slice.
n=115 · as of 2026-07-28 · v2026.06 · methodology ↗
Salary distributionwithin AI Security roles
Most common advertised floor: $125K–$150K — 31 of 115 disclosed-pay postings.
Median floor by senioritywithin AI Security
Executive-level postings advertise the highest median floor — $177,175 (n=2).
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 Security roles
Python tops skill pay in this slice — $140,500 median floor (n=50).
Remote vs onsitewithin AI Security roles
Remote postings advertise a comparable median floor but a 13% lower median ceiling than onsite ($200K vs $230K).
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ML/AI Work, "AI & ML salary benchmarks — AI Security roles", dataset v2026.06, n=115, as of 2026-07-28. https://mlai.work/salaries