US
/
Los Angeles

AI Principal Engineer

The AI Principal Engineer sets technical direction for AI initiatives across the organisation. They design large-scale architectures, solve complex challenges, and mentor senior engineers to ensure long-term AI capability.

$
195
k
US
perm avg.
$
141
US
contract avg.

Perm

+

% YOY

Average AI Principal Engineer salaries in Los Angeles US range from $185k to $213k

Contract

+

% YOY

Average AI Principal Engineer contract rates in Los Angeles US range from $134 to $153 /hour

Living in

Los Angeles

US

Los Angeles is sprawling, creative, and impossible to put in a neat box. Tech sits alongside entertainment, media, consumer brands, and health innovation which means career paths here are rarely linear.

People come for the lifestyle, but they stay because the market is bigger and broader than it first appears. LA rewards adaptability, and the talent pool reflects that: diverse, multi-skilled, and shaped by industries that move fast and overlap often.

Los Angeles
Los Angeles
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$

5.85

Average cost of a coffee

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$

2,592

p/m

Average rent for 1 bed apartment

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$

49

p/m

Average gym membership

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