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Generalist AI Salaries

Live base-salary benchmarks from Generalist AI's currently open roles.

12 openings with posted pay · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Median base salary

$275k

Posted range midpoint

Typical range

$175k–$275k

25th to 75th percentile

Openings with pay

12

71% of 17 live openings

Companies disclosing

1

From their own postings

Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.

Highest-paying live openings

Sorted by posted range
1
Research Scientist: Post-Training

Generalist AI · San Mateo, CA · Mid-Level

$240k–$350k
2
Software Engineer: ML Robotics Systems

Generalist AI · San Mateo, CA · Senior

$200k–$350k
3
Software Engineer: ML Infra

Generalist AI · San Mateo, CA · Senior

$200k–$350k
4
Research Scientist: Pretraining

Generalist AI · San Mateo, CA · Senior

$200k–$350k
5
Hardware Engineer: Electrical Engineering

Generalist AI · San Mateo, CA · Senior

$200k–$350k
6
Software Engineer: ML Optimization

Generalist AI · San Mateo, CA · Senior

$200k–$350k
7
Software Engineer: Robotics Controls

Generalist AI · San Mateo, CA · Mid-Level

$200k–$350k
8
Software Engineer: Product

Generalist AI · San Mateo, CA · Senior

$200k–$350k
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Methodology

BuildList pulls salary ranges from company applicant tracking systems hourly. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

Non-USD pay is converted to USD, and hourly, weekly, and monthly pay is annualized. Figures are medians and quartiles of each posting's range midpoint, weighted by currently open roles.

Base salary only. Equity and bonus are excluded. Groups with fewer than 30 salaried openings are withheld.

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