Search for "AI coding jobs" and you will find big promises. Here is what is actually known, and what is just hype.
Direct answer
"AI coder" is not an official job title, so there is no official salary for it. AI coding tools are becoming part of ordinary software jobs. For a real reference, US Bureau of Labor Statistics data for 2025 puts state median wages for software developers between about $95,000 in Mississippi and about $174,000 in California. Pay depends on the role, location and experience, not on which tool you use.
What the jobs look like
- Software developer who uses AI tools: the most common case. The tools speed up the work, but you are still hired for engineering judgement.
- Roles building with AI: AI engineer or automation engineer jobs, where you connect AI models into products.
- Freelance and small projects: quick builds and prototypes, where clear briefs and review matter.
- Non-developer roles using AI to build tools: analysts, operations and product people who automate their own work.
See the AI automation engineer career guide for one route.
What employers want
- Core skills: reading and writing code, debugging, testing.
- Judgement: spotting when AI output is wrong or unsafe.
- Communication: writing clear briefs and explaining changes.
- Proof: projects you can show and talk through.
Knowing a tool's name is not enough. Being able to explain why a change can be trusted is.
Be careful with big claims
Some listings and videos promise six-figure pay for knowing one AI tool. Check who is making the claim, what the job really involves, and whether the pay is guaranteed or just a sales line. The BLS figures above are the safer starting point.
How to prepare
- Learn a language to a readable level, see Python jobs and salary.
- Learn how agents work: what AI coding agents are.
- Practise the working habits, see how to learn AI coding.
- Build two or three small projects and keep notes on what the AI got wrong and how you caught it.
Where Teyro fits
Teyro's Working with AI Coding Agents course teaches the skills in that list: briefing, reviewing, testing and shipping through review. It is free to start. Teyro gives a certificate for each course you finish, which is Teyro's own and not accredited by a university or employer.
The bottom line
Do not chase a job title. Build skills that are useful whatever the tools become, and keep evidence of what you built.
