$300K+ inference and ML systems engineer jobs
How many inference and ML systems jobs pay $300K+?
1,803 open inference and ML systems jobs at 398 companies post a base pay range that goes to $300K or more a year. That is 37% of the 4,914 jobs with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median posted range of these jobs is $220K to $350K. The numbers come from the companies' own job postings on Nov 10, 2026. They show base pay only, without stock or a bonus.
Companies with the most of these jobs
| Company | Jobs | Median posted base pay |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 347 | $270K |
| Anthropic | 77 | $445K |
| OpenAI | 70 | $360K |
| Capital One | 66 | $295K |
| 55 | $254K | |
| Thinking Machines Lab | 29 | $413K |
| Baseten | 29 | $248K |
| Lambda | 27 | $331K |
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What does $300K+ mean on this page?
The top of the posted yearly base pay range is $300K or more. The bottom of the range can be lower. Stock and a bonus are not in the range.
How many inference and ML systems jobs pay $300K or more?
1,803 open inference and ML systems jobs at 398 companies post a base pay range that goes to $300K or more a year. That is 37% of the 4,914 jobs with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median posted range of these jobs is $220K to $350K.
Which companies post these jobs?
The companies with the most of these jobs are NVIDIA, Anthropic, OpenAI, Capital One, Google.
A job is in this list when the top of its posted yearly range in US dollars is $300K or more. A page needs 20 or more of these jobs. The median range does not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom.