Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28
Engineering Manager salary at AI companies, 2026
123 open Engineering Manager roles at 5 AI companies publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $248k to $317k; the 90th percentile of posted maximums is $485k. From the companies' own postings, refreshed every 6 hours.
By company
The companies posting this role most often first.
| Company | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 16 | $405k | $485k | $445k | $850k |
| Databricks | 15 | $190k | $261k | $226k | $317k |
| OpenAI | 14 | $401k | $445k | $423k | $536k |
| CoreWeave | 9 | $182k | $242k | $212k | $303k |
| Crusoe | 7 | $215k | $260k | $238k | $300k |
By level
| Level | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead / Manager | 123 | $248k | $317k | $280k | $485k |
By region
| Region | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | 33 | $250k | $325k | $280k | $445k |
| US | 90 | $243k | $316k | $279k | $485k |
Highest posted Engineering Manager ranges
One row per company.
| Company | Role | Range | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator) | $500k to $850k | San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | |
| OpenAI | Engineering Manager, MLE | $500k to $555k | San Francisco |
| Thinking Machines Lab | Engineering Manager | $450k to $500k | San Francisco |
Titles are normalised (seniority words and team suffixes removed) so postings for the same role group together. All functions and companies. Open roles: Engineering Manager jobs at AI companies.
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