Principal inference and ML systems engineer salary in New York

The median posted base pay for principal inference and ML systems jobs in New York is $255K a year, from 20 open jobs at 16 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $222K to $314K. One job in ten has posted pay above $387K.

Data of Nov 13, 2026. This is posted base pay, not total pay. It does not include stock or a bonus.

Median posted base pay: $255K
Middle half of the jobs: $222K to $314K
10th to 90th percentile: $182K to $387K
Open jobs with posted pay: 20
Companies: 16

Inference and ML systems engineer pay by level in New York

Posted base pay for inference and ML systems jobs in New York, by the level in the job title. This page is about the principal level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.

Level not stated519 jobs$230K$200K to $262K
Senior158 jobs$213K$193K to $237K
Staff105 jobs$290K$250K to $360K
Principal20 jobs$255K$222K to $314K
Director+29 jobs$290K$272K to $339K

Each band goes from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The darker part is the middle half of the jobs. The line is the median. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Pay bands by level, inference and ML systems, New York. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Level	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Jobs with pay
Level not stated	$177K	$200K	$230K	$262K	$328K	519
Senior	$174K	$193K	$213K	$237K	$270K	158
Staff	$227K	$250K	$290K	$360K	$428K	105
Principal	$182K	$222K	$255K	$314K	$387K	20
Director+	$200K	$272K	$290K	$339K	$365K	29

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Other levels in New York

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Other job types in New York

How we compute these numbers

We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.

We do 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. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.

The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.