Principal machine learning engineer salary for remote jobs in the US
The median posted base pay for principal machine learning and AI engineer jobs remote in the US is $259K a year, from 59 open jobs at 39 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $208K to $285K. One job in ten has posted pay above $315K.
- Median posted base pay
- $259K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $208K to $285K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $186K to $315K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 59
- Companies
- 39
Machine learning engineer pay by level for remote jobs in the US
Posted base pay for machine learning and AI engineer jobs remote in the US, 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 stated360 jobs$189K$165K to $230K
- Senior340 jobs$200K$180K to $216K
- Staff207 jobs$233K$204K to $265K
- Principal59 jobs$259K$208K to $285K
- Director+41 jobs$268K$238K to $306K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $137K | $165K | $189K | $230K | $288K | 360 |
| Senior | $162K | $180K | $200K | $216K | $238K | 340 |
| Staff | $188K | $204K | $233K | $265K | $292K | 207 |
| Principal | $186K | $208K | $259K | $285K | $315K | 59 |
| Director+ | $210K | $238K | $268K | $306K | $342K | 41 |
Top-paying companies for principal machine learning and AI engineer jobs remote in the US
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for principal machine learning and AI engineer jobs remote in the US. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
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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.