AI Engineer Salary In Singapore
Find Out How Much Companies Are Paying For Them
Demand for AI engineers in Singapore is soaring as companies scale real-world AI products across fintech, healthcare, and logistics. Yet the local pool of AI engineers remains tight.
Companies are prioritizing AI engineers with strong foundations in data science, machine learning frameworks, and software engineering — especially those who can integrate AI models into products, manage inference pipelines, and ensure scalability in real-world environments.
Competition for senior AI engineers has driven salaries higher, pushing many firms to build hybrid teams that pair Singapore-based AI leads with offshore engineers in markets like Vietnam.
Singapore AI Engineer Salary Range by Experience Level
Junior Level
Average Pay Rate
$4,100/Mth
$49,200/Yr
Total Salary Range
$3,800 - $4,600/Mth
$45,600 - $55,200/Yr
Middle Level
Average Pay Rate
$5,300/Mth
$63,600/Yr
Total Salary Range
$4,600 - $6,100/Mth
$55,200 - $73,200/Yr
Senior Level
Average Pay Rate
$7,100/Mth
$85,200/Yr
Total Salary Range
$6,100 - $7,900/Mth
$73,200 - $94,800/Yr
Compare To the AI Engineer Salary In Vietnam
Companies Are Paying 58% Less For Vietnamese AI Engineers*
| Vietnam AI Engineer Salary Range By Experience Level | ||
| Level | Monthly Salary (USD) | Yearly Salary (USD) |
| Junior Software Developer | 1013 - 1585 | 12156 - 19020 |
| Mid Software Developer | 1900 - 2585 | 22800 - 31020 |
| Senior Software Developer | 2585 - 3300 | 31020 - 39600 |
In other words, you can hire about 2x more AI engineers in Vietnam for the same budget as in Singapore**.
Vietnam is emerging as a hub for AI engineering talent, attracting developers skilled in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning.
For companies struggling to find AI engineers locally or looking to expand AI capabilities beyond Singapore, Vietnam can be a great alternative. AI engineers here have strong experience with Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and cloud-based AI tools, enabling them to build intelligent systems for natural language processing, computer vision, predictive analytics, and recommendation engines.
Source: Vietnam Developer Salary Report
* We calculate based on the average across all salary ranges for each position. Depending on the role and experience level, the gap may rise or drop further.
** Salary levels change over time, and stronger skill sets or tougher role demands can push rates beyond earlier benchmarks. Even as numbers move, companies still gain a clear cost edge when sourcing Vietnamese developers.
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