$240,000 - $315,000
Posted Sep 30
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AI Jobs in District of Columbia
37 open AI roles in District of Columbia, updated October 2026.
$240,000 - $315,000
Posted Sep 23
$245,000 - $285,000
Posted Sep 23
$235,200 - $294,000
Posted Sep 10
$213,600 - $267,000
Posted Sep 9
$211K – $302K
Posted Sep 8
Posted Sep 2
$285,000 - $330,000
Posted Sep 2
$245,000 - $330,000
Posted Sep 2
$234K – $335K
Posted Sep 1
Posted Aug 31
$285,000 - $330,000
Posted Aug 29
$285,000 - $330,000
Posted Aug 21
Posted Aug 18
$245,000 - $285,000
Posted Aug 3
$160,000 - $200,000
Posted Jul 22
$200,000 - $311,000
Posted Jul 14
$245,000 - $285,000
Posted Jul 14
$285,000 - $330,000
Posted Jul 14
$180,000 - $225,000
Posted Jul 11
$245,000 - $285,000
Posted Jul 11
$245,000 - $285,000
Posted Jul 11
$245,000 - $285,000
Posted Jul 11
$245,000 - $285,000
Posted Jul 10
$285,000 - $330,000
Posted Jul 10
$285,000 - $330,000
Posted Jul 10
Posted Jun 29
$285,000 - $380,000
Posted May 27
$266K – $445K
Posted May 21
$230,000 - $270,000
Posted Mar 9
$274,400 - $343,000
Posted Jan 30
Posted Jan 13
$235,200 - $294,000
Posted Nov 18
$211K – $302K
Posted Sep 18
$145.8K – $280K
Posted Sep 3
$138,000 - $219,420
Posted Oct 9
$138,000 - $194,580
Posted Feb 15
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AI hiring in District of Columbia
Washington DC is the policy market, and it hires differently from anywhere else in the country. AI safety and alignment leads the function mix here more strongly than in any other US location, because the labs staff their DC offices for policy, national security and public-sector work rather than for training runs. Anthropic, OpenAI, Scale AI, xAI, Helsing, Shield AI and Eudia all hire in the district. Federal procurement rules and NIST frameworks shape the work here far more than any local statute.
Top hiring sectors
- • AI lab policy and public-sector offices
- • Federal government and contractors
- • Defence and national security technology
- • Think tanks, non-profits and advocacy
- • Legal, professional services and universities
Frameworks driving hiring
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (voluntary)ISO/IEC 42001Federal AI procurement and agency use policy
Most-hired roles
- • AI Safety & Alignment Researcher
- • AI Governance & Policy Lead
- • Applied AI Engineer
- • Evals & Red Teaming Engineer
- • Machine Learning Engineer
Key facts (cite this)
- • AI safety and alignment roles make up a larger share of postings in the District of Columbia than in any other US location on this board.
- • Frontier labs staff their DC offices for policy, national security and government-facing work rather than for model training.
- • The District has no AI-specific statute; federal procurement rules and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework set the practical standard here.