6-Month Plan · Information Systems + AI Engineering

AI Engineer
Roadmap.

From IS foundations to production AI: trust, governance, agentic systems, and how they all fit together. Track your progress as you go.

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IS + AI Career Reference

Salary & Rate Reference, 2026

Full-time (United States)

RoleRange
AI Engineer (entry)$100K to $135K
AI Engineer (mid)$135K to $200K
AI Research Scientist$105K to $170K
Sr. AI/ML Engineer (PhD)$195K to $300K
AI Governance Specialist$170K to $221K

Freelance / Consulting

SpecialtyRate
AI Consulting (mid)$120 to $300/hr
AI Governance & Ethics$160 to $500/hr
RAG / LLM Integration$150 to $250/hr
Advisory Retainer$2K to $10K/mo