xAI AI Research Salaries

AI Research positions at xAI average $180k – $440k per year, based on 7 job postings with published salary data.

Salary data is available for Mid Level AI Research roles at xAI, averaging $180k – $440k per year based on 5 positions.

xAI pays 3% above the average of $229.0k – $373.9k for AI Research positions listed on Inference Jobs.

Among 7 comparable companies, 3 pay more and 4 pay less than xAI for AI Research roles. The highest-paying comparable company is Anthropic at $314.5k – $495.5k.

Mid Level AI Research roles are the highest paying at xAI, averaging $180k – $440k per year.

Salary data is sourced from published job postings with explicit compensation ranges, normalized to annual USD equivalents. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering. Figures reflect advertised salary ranges and may not include bonuses, equity, or other compensation.