Hire An AI Developer
US AI Engineers Cost $200,000 A Year — And Big Tech Hires Them First
A dedicated AI developer building your LLM apps, chatbots, RAG pipelines and AI agents — vetted with real builds, from $1,750/month.
How Much Does An AI Developer Cost — And What Do You Get?
A dedicated full-time AI developer through Borderless Recruit starts at $1,750 per month. A comparable US AI engineer costs $12,000–$16,500 per month in salary plus about 25% in employer costs — $150,000+ more per year. Every candidate passes a hands-on AI build test and a live English interview before you meet them.
What Our AI developers Actually Do
Hiring Locally vs Borderless Recruit
Full monthly employer cost — gross salary plus 25% in payroll taxes, benefits, equipment and office space.
| Hiring In The US | Borderless Recruit | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $15,000–$20,625 | from $1,750 |
| Extra employer costs | +25% on top of gross | None — one flat monthly rate |
| Time to hire | 4–10 weeks | 10–14 business days |
| If it doesn't work out | Full re-recruitment on you | Free replacement + refund for days not worked |
| Estimated annual savings | — | $192,756 |
Average Salaries By Specialty
Monthly, full-time. The range depends on years of experience and specialization.
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Local employer cost is calculated as gross salary plus 25% — payroll taxes, benefits, equipment and office space. The Borderless Recruit figure is a flat monthly rate with no additional employer costs.
- Local employer cost
- $17,813 /month
- With Borderless Recruit
- $1,750 /month
- Monthly savings
- $16,063
How We Know Our AI developers Are Good
To enter our database, every candidate passes three assessments and an in-depth interview — only a small fraction of applicants ever reach your shortlist.
Live English Interview
Fluent written and spoken communication, tested in a live interview — not a questionnaire.
Personality Assessment
Commitment, reliability and the ability to work independently and remotely, long-term.
Professional Skills Test
A hands-on test in the tools and real tasks of a ai developer — not just a resume.
Our Process
What You Can Expect From Working With Us
Free consultation with one of our representatives in Borderless Recruit - full characterization of the role for the business and the specific requirements from the employee
Search for an employee from our pool of talented employees to suit the specific needs of the business
A job interview with the employer with the 2-3 final candidates we provide from the database
Starting the employment of a talented and hardworking employee
Frequently Asked Questions
What can an AI developer actually build for my business?+
Customer-facing chatbots trained on your data, AI agents that handle intake and follow-up, document processing (invoices, contracts, applications), internal copilots, and AI features inside your product — the practical layer, not research.
How do you vet AI skills?+
A hands-on build test — a working RAG or agent flow with real edge cases — plus a portfolio review of shipped AI projects and a live English interview. Only a small fraction reach your shortlist.
Who owns the code, prompts and models?+
You do. The contract assigns full ownership of all code, prompts, accounts and work product to you — exactly as with a direct employee.
What does it cost by specialty?+
AI developers from $1,750/month, chatbot developers from $1,500, prompt engineers from $1,300, and machine-learning engineers from $2,000 — versus $15,000–$20,600 per month fully-loaded for a comparable US hire.
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