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AI & Autonomy salaries in United Kingdom

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52 openings with posted pay · Updated Nov 6, 2026

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AI & Autonomy · United Kingdom

52 matching openings with posted pay
1
Researcher, Training - London

OpenAI · United Kingdom · Senior

$228k–$596k / year
2
Anthropic Research Resident

Anthropic · United Kingdom · Mid-Level

$355k–$503k / year
3
Researcher, Recursive Self-Improvement Safety

OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$380k–$500k / year
4
Researcher, Frontier Risk Mitigations

OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$380k–$500k / year
5
Researcher, Safety Training

OpenAI · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$380k–$500k / year
6
Member of Technical Staff (AI Researcher)

Perplexity · San Francisco, CA · Senior

$220k–$485k / year
7$230k–$450k / year
8
Research Scientist (London)

Goodfire · United Kingdom · Senior

$201k–$402k / year

Median base salary

$283k

52 openings with posted pay

Typical range

$208k–$295k

25th to 75th percentile

Across all 26,530 openings with posted pay, the median is $176k. Annual base salary. Equity and bonus excluded. Methodology

AI & Autonomy by sector

Bar shows 25th to 75th percentile

AI Research262 openings
Typical range $268k–$413k
$300k
AI App206 openings
Typical range $203k–$300k
$249k
Typical range $197k–$290k
$236k
Transportation226 openings
Typical range $177k–$270k
$228k
Robotics101 openings
Typical range $170k–$265k
$225k
Defense240 openings
Typical range $175k–$250k
$214k
Aerospace178 openings
Typical range $160k–$215k
$179k

AI & Autonomy by location

Bar shows 25th to 75th percentile

United Kingdom52 openings
Typical range $208k–$295k
$283k
NYC209 openings
Typical range $230k–$300k
$275k
SF Bay Area969 openings
Typical range $205k–$300k
$250k
Remote195 openings
Typical range $198k–$281k
$238k
Boston67 openings
Typical range $200k–$276k
$234k
Canada54 openings
Typical range $208k–$283k
$233k
Seattle111 openings
Typical range $184k–$274k
$230k
Washington, D.C.86 openings
Typical range $195k–$276k
$223k

Methodology

All figures come from salary ranges companies publish on their own job postings, pulled from their applicant tracking systems hourly. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

Pay in other currencies is converted at fixed recent exchange rates. Hourly, weekly, and monthly pay is annualized. Everything is base salary only. Equity and bonus are excluded because postings rarely quantify them.

Stats are medians and quartiles of each posting's range midpoint, weighted by open roles. Groups with fewer than 30 openings (8 for a single company) are not shown.

Numbers reflect currently open roles, not historical offers. About 57% of tracked openings post pay. US pay-transparency laws drive most disclosure, so coverage skews to US roles. Explore hiring patterns in the hiring report.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary at companies building the future?
The median posted base salary is $176k per year, across 26,530 live openings at 528 companies. The middle half of postings falls between $135k and $225k.
Which startup roles pay the most?
AI & Autonomy roles lead at a $233k median, followed by Software & Data ($215k) and Infrastructure, IT, & Security ($202k), based on the ranges companies post on live openings.
Which companies building the future pay the highest salaries?
Aaru tops the list with a $353k median posted base salary, ahead of Anthropic ($345k) and Thinking Machines Lab ($325k), among companies with eight or more openings that post pay.
Do startup job postings include salary?
About 57% of the openings BuildList tracks post a pay range. Disclosure is highest at US companies covered by pay-transparency laws, so coverage skews to US roles.
Where does this salary data come from?
From the pay ranges companies publish on their own job postings, pulled hourly from their applicant tracking systems and normalized to annual base salary. Equity and bonus are excluded. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

These numbers come from 26,530 live openings. Browse the roles behind them.