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Computer Vision Engineer Career Market Report 2026

236 active jobs. 133 companies. Median salary $164K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

236
Active Job Openings
133
Companies Hiring
$164K
Median Salary (US)
86%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Computer Vision Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 86% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $164K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $108K to $200K.

Remote roles pay 8% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 69%

Andurilindustries leads hiring with 9 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Manager (+$13K, +8%)

Salary increase: +$13K · Sample: Mid-Level → Manager

AI automation risk: low (score 30/100)

Score: 30/100 · AI/LLM demand: 131% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior17$120K$160K$214K
Mid-Level7$87K$166K$220K
Staff4$76K$141K$164K
Manager3$170K$179K$180K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Manager: +$13K (8%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States28$166KUSD
Remote3$179KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site6.4%
Remote12.7%
Hybrid3.4%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
69%
Python
62%
PyTorch
45%
Robotics
43%
TensorFlow
30%
MLOps
15%
Linux
14%
AWS
12%
Docker
12%
CUDA
11%
R
10%
CI/CD
9%

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Andurilindustries93.8%
Hyphenconnect83.4%
Alten62.5%
Harmattan Ai52.1%
Allencontrolsystems41.7%
Nvidia41.7%
Zestyai41.7%
Hawkeyeinnovations41.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States83
Remote13
United Kingdom11
France11
Singapore9
Canada6
Germany5
India4

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree32.0%65
Master's Degree17.7%36
PhD / Doctorate16.7%34
Bachelor's Degree4.4%9

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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