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title: "AI Engineer Jobs in Newark, NJ | Metaintro"
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AI Engineer market brief · Newark, NJ

# AI Engineer Jobs in Newark, NJ

50 AI engineer openings are live in the Newark, NJ area from 25 employers, led by Citi, Deloitte US, and JPMorgan Chase. The middle half of posted salaries runs $100,000–$132,600 a year (median $114,400), from the 72% of listings that disclose pay. Senior roles are the largest group, at 32% of openings.

Data updated Nov 5, 2026

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## Role and market snapshot

A quick read on demand before you open the live listings

**Tracked jobs**
: 50
: Live AI engineer openings currently tracked in the Newark market.

**Companies hiring**
: 25
: Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.

**Median compensation**
: $114,400
: 72% of listings provide usable compensation data.

## Market analysis

Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market

Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.

Level mix

### Career ladder

[Entry-level](/jobs/ai-engineer/locations/newark-nj/entry-level)11 jobs

[Mid-level](/jobs/ai-engineer/locations/newark-nj/mid-level)7 jobs

[Senior](/jobs/ai-engineer/locations/newark-nj/senior)16 jobs

[Lead+](/jobs/ai-engineer/locations/newark-nj/lead)8 jobs

Newark is senior-heavy for AI engineer roles: 38% of currently tracked openings with a derived level sit at senior. Entry-level openings exist, but they are a smaller slice of the market.

30-day window

### Demand and salary

Current jobs

50

Hiring employers

25

Salary coverage

72%

Median experience

6.0 years

Within this market

### Employer tier lens

Startups & growing teams

21

12 companies · $104,452 median

Established employers

17

6 companies · $136,160 median

Top of market

7

3 companies

Coverage-gated

### Salary distribution

P25

$100,000

P50

$114,400

P75

$132,600

P90

$170,000

Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.

Use Metaintro

### Turn this market signal into momentum

Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.

- Open live AI engineer listings in Newark
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach

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## Turn this market brief into a live search.

Use the signal

The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare AI engineer opportunities in Newark, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.

- 50 live roles tracked in this market.
- 25 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.

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## A practical market plan for AI Engineer in Newark

Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.

1. 01Read the demand 50 AI engineer openings across 25 employers establish the current Newark opportunity set.
2. 02Choose the right rung Senior leads the derived level mix with 16 tracked openings.
3. 03Prioritize employers Citi is one of the most active visible employers, with 9 current openings in this market view.
4. 04Open the live roles 24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.

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## Where this market is hiring

Move from the Newark market view into active employers and representative AI engineer openings

Employer activity · 25 companies

### Who is hiring in this market

The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.

[![Citi logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fciti.com%2Fcbol-hp-static-assets%2Fassets%2Ffavicon.ico&sig=esxYLEPbu7HLdYFD_6IWQ9wfh7FqSttXU9TIXuaXo1I) CitiEstablished employers9Open roles](/company/citi)
Deloitte USStartups & growing teams5Open roles
[![JPMorgan Chase logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjpmorganchase.com%2Fetc.clientlibs%2Fcws%2Fclientlibs%2Fclientlib-base%2Fresources%2Fjpmc%2Fimages%2Fjpmc-favicon-152.png&sig=osZclh0tYyo-6Fy61l0F_8dmMfueRPFCvmff5QTW474) JPMorgan ChaseTop of market5Open roles](/company/jpmorgan-chase)![Diverse Lynx logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fs2%2Ffavicons%3Fdomain%3Ddiverselynx.com%26sz%3D128)
Diverse LynxStartups & growing teams4Open roles
[![Cognizant logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcognizant.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fcognizant-dot-com%2Ffavicon%2Fdefault-favicon%2F180x180.png&sig=zDQcnPITl1AWLPj1BoPP7EaWQtgH7x7VSR1ntx84hsE) CognizantEstablished employers3Open roles](/company/unknown-de921942)
AIRPEmployer profile2Open roles
[![Artech logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artech.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F12%2FArtech-Logo.png) ArtechStartups & growing teams2Open roles](/company/artech)
BBHEstablished employers2Open roles

Live opportunity sample · 24 of 50 matches

### Representative openings

Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.

[GenAI Architect – Generative AI & Agentic AILead+CognizantJersey City, New Jersey$117,000Posted Nov 3, 2026](/job/genai-architect-generative-ai-and-agentic-ai-at-cognizant-b822ec15-6d8c-5474-b3d6-18b353a73d19)[GenAI Architect – Generative AI & Agentic AILead+CognizantJersey City, New Jersey$117,000Posted Nov 3, 2026](/job/genai-architect-generative-ai-and-agentic-ai-at-cognizant-9db9bff3-d4c8-593b-81ad-bfb0038f8da6)[Senior AI Engineer, Banking TechnologySeniorCitiJersey City, New Jersey$142,320Posted Nov 2, 2026](/job/senior-ai-engineer-banking-technology-at-citi-3fbc2a2d-62f0-58e2-af23-71de92b548d5)[Senior Power Platform & Agentic AI Engineer, VPLead+Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)Jersey City, New Jersey$127Posted Oct 27, 2026](/job/senior-power-platform-and-agentic-ai-engineer-vp-at-mitsubishi-ufj-612abbc7-7abb-574d-a177-814fa3792c0d)[Lead Full stack AI EngineerSeniorCognizantNewark, New Jersey$130,000Posted Oct 26, 2026](/job/lead-full-stack-ai-engineer-at-cognizant-26fc6ba4-7138-56ad-91f6-c4aaf01d8191)[Physical and Spatial AI Engineer IIIMid-levelDeloitte6Jersey City, New Jersey$116,200Posted Oct 26, 2026](/job/physical-and-spatial-ai-engineer-iii-at-deloitte6-fc695653-1a4f-55c0-9c85-da3ab88dd064)[Full Stack Python AI EngineerEntry-levelArtechJersey City, New Jersey$135,200Posted Oct 26, 2026](/job/full-stack-python-ai-engineer-at-artech-32ad8b84-0190-5d23-b437-f4be2f2ef93a)[Senior AI Engineer, Banking TechnologySeniorCitiJersey City, New Jersey$142,320Posted Oct 23, 2026](/job/senior-ai-engineer-banking-technology-at-citi-9fdbc2e0-a93e-530b-b9da-1fef93dc7cae)
#### More AI engineer openings in Newark

- [Generative AI - Lead Python Developer - Vice President · Citi](/job/generative-ai-lead-python-developer-vice-president-at-citi-8209b466-e053-58ef-8946-14449c255aa1)
- [Senior AI Engineer - Wholesale Credit Risk Analytics - Senior Vice President · Citi](/job/senior-ai-engineer-wholesale-credit-risk-analytics-senior-vice-34af1963-6a85-5069-a6c7-8641abe0401c)
- [Lead Generative AI Python Engineer - Vice President · Citi](/job/lead-generative-ai-python-engineer-vice-president-at-citi-1e4928b7-cd1f-5874-9170-3bdb2b867731)
- [AI Engineer – Startups & Partnerships · Citi](/job/ai-engineer-startups-and-partnerships-at-citi-0b7aa8a6-9d00-52e1-8473-c821a3bfedd5)
- [Azure AI Engineer · Prolim Global](/job/azure-ai-engineer-at-prolim-global-f62616e2-2940-5f75-b8db-a57978c5723c)
- [Software Development Engineer II, Generative AI · Verisk Careers | Verisk](/job/software-development-engineer-ii-generative-ai-at-verisk-careers-f99afbd3-0bba-5e76-9aab-a87168c245ff)
- [GCP AI Engineer@Remote · Diverse Lynx](/job/gcp-ai-engineer-remote-at-diverse-lynx-llc-2eecc681-7330-527d-a149-292c64a17246)
- [Applied AI ML Lead - Generative AI · JPMorgan Chase](/job/applied-ai-ml-lead-generative-ai-at-jpmc-9abda738-71cd-59d4-b814-cb429995a155)
- [AI Engineer – Startups & Partnerships · Citi](/job/ai-engineer-startups-and-partnerships-at-citibank-n-a-57bf6df4-b49f-5220-9880-a4861c2b791d)
- [AI Engineer · Diverse Lynx](/job/ai-engineer-at-diverse-lynx-llc-4c42ee51-f544-5a9e-8439-dbcd651817af)
- [AI Engineer · Microsoft](/job/ai-engineer-at-microsoft-121716b9-e3e4-597d-913a-3c9aee7bee97)
- [AI Engineer · Diverse Lynx](/job/ai-engineer-at-diverse-lynx-llc-c91c7d30-e0c1-5194-b6fd-c09b9c5ef5b5)
- [AI Engineer - Sr Lead Software Engineer · JPMorgan Chase](/job/ai-engineer-sr-lead-software-engineer-at-jpmc-ef6ae4f2-883e-5e49-b8fc-fd3ce84d03a1)
- [AI Engineer · Diverse Lynx](/job/ai-engineer-at-diverse-lynx-llc-9b25b5bf-78f0-5f36-9456-968d8143311f)
- [Distinguished AI Engineer · AIRP](/job/distinguished-ai-engineer-at-airp-aff499a3-357c-5e72-bc82-88fe18a21216)
- [Prompt Engineer · NTT DATA Services](/job/prompt-engineer-at-4171430p-a3f442f5-9df8-5c71-8e75-eb318c9bd2c8)

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## AI Engineer jobs in Newark: what applicants need to know

Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.

1. 01### How many AI engineer jobs are open in Newark? Metaintro tracks 50 live AI engineer openings from 25 employers in the Newark, NJ area over the last 30 days.
2. 02### What do AI engineer jobs in Newark pay? The median posted salary is $114,400 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $100,000 to $132,600. Based on the 72% of current listings that disclose pay.
3. 03### Which experience level has the most AI engineer openings in Newark? Senior roles lead with 16 openings. Experience level is known for 84% of this market's listings.
4. 04### Which companies are hiring for AI engineer jobs in Newark? Citi, Deloitte US, JPMorgan Chase, and Diverse Lynx have the most open AI engineer roles here right now, out of 25 hiring employers.

## Continue with the next market signal

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Nearby cities

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