Looking for Research Engineer positions? These companies have the most openings and strongest compensation for this role.

Key Findings

Across the top 8 companies in this ranking, the average salary ceiling is $321K, with Anthropic leading at $530K. these companies collectively list 74 open AI positions, and 10% of roles are available remotely.

1
Anthropic
$530K median28 open roles6 remote
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2
Apple
$272K median19 open roles
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3
OpenAI
$445K median13 open roles
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4
Arm
$268K median4 open roles
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5
Decagon
$400K median3 open roles
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6
Meta
$217K median3 open roles2 remote
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7
DeepMind
$252K median2 open roles
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8
SRI International
$184K median2 open roles
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Methodology

Rankings are based on job posting data collected from Indeed and company career pages. Only companies with multiple open positions and disclosed salary data are included. Data is updated weekly. Companies are ranked by job count using data from active job postings. Only companies with 3 or more active positions are included in the final rankings.

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Data Source: Analysis based on 8 AI job postings collected and verified by AI Pulse. Data reflects active job listings as of May 2026. Salary figures represent posted compensation ranges and may not include equity, bonuses, or other benefits.

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