$250K+ machine learning engineer jobs
How many machine learning and AI engineer jobs pay $250K+?
4,175 open machine learning and AI engineer jobs at 951 companies post a base pay range that goes to $250K or more a year. That is 56% of the 7,514 jobs with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median posted range of these jobs is $200K to $300K. 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 | 321 | $270K |
| Anthropic | 143 | $403K |
| 142 | $254K | |
| Capital One | 125 | $276K |
| OpenAI | 103 | $366K |
| Anduril Industries | 100 | $223K |
| Meta | 83 | $221K |
| Waymo | 77 | $270K |
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What does $250K+ mean on this page?
The top of the posted yearly base pay range is $250K or more. The bottom of the range can be lower. Stock and a bonus are not in the range.
How many machine learning and AI engineer jobs pay $250K or more?
4,175 open machine learning and AI engineer jobs at 951 companies post a base pay range that goes to $250K or more a year. That is 56% of the 7,514 jobs with a yearly posted range in US dollars. The median posted range of these jobs is $200K to $300K.
Which companies post these jobs?
The companies with the most of these jobs are NVIDIA, Anthropic, Google, Capital One, OpenAI.
A job is in this list when the top of its posted yearly range in US dollars is $250K 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.