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Senior inference and ML systems engineer salary

The median posted base pay for senior inference and ML systems jobs is $212K a year, from 913 open jobs at 410 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $185K to $238K. One job in ten has posted pay above $269K.

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

Median posted base pay
$212K
Middle half of the jobs
$185K to $238K
10th to 90th percentile
$162K to $269K
Open jobs with posted pay
913
Companies
410

Inference and ML systems engineer pay by level

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

  • Entry level31 jobs$164K$146K to $193K
  • Level not stated1,753 jobs$220K$181K to $273K
  • Senior913 jobs$212K$185K to $238K
  • Staff505 jobs$254K$225K to $281K
  • Principal178 jobs$260K$218K to $303K
  • Director+127 jobs$276K$235K to $306K
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. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Level10th25thMedian75th90thJobs with pay
Entry level$138K$146K$164K$193K$220K31
Level not stated$150K$181K$220K$273K$330K1,753
Senior$162K$185K$212K$238K$269K913
Staff$203K$225K$254K$281K$331K505
Principal$178K$218K$260K$303K$369K178
Director+$200K$235K$276K$306K$350K127

Top-paying companies for senior inference and ML systems jobs

The companies with the highest median posted base pay for senior inference and ML systems jobs. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.

  1. 1Lambda$312K20 jobs
  2. 2Roblox$269K13 jobs
  3. 3Reddit$260K5 jobs
  4. 4xAI$255K22 jobs
  5. 5May Mobility$250K5 jobs
  6. 6Capital One$246K8 jobs
  7. 7Nuro$243K7 jobs
  8. 8Waymo$238K20 jobs
  9. 9Atlassian$238K5 jobs
  10. 10Together AI$238K8 jobs
  11. 11Cloudflare$230K5 jobs
  12. 12Applied Intuition$225K5 jobs
  13. 13HP IQ$225K5 jobs
  14. 14Anduril Industries$222K40 jobs
  15. 15PlayStation Global$222K7 jobs
  16. 16ATOMS Careers page$218K5 jobs
  17. 17Databricks$216K37 jobs
  18. 18Gatik AI$210K5 jobs
  19. 19Axon$208K7 jobs
  20. 20Lightning AI$207K10 jobs
The median posted base pay of each company for senior inference and ML systems jobs. We use the middle point of each posted range. A company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Senior inference and ML systems engineer pay by US region

The median posted base pay for senior inference and ML systems jobs in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs.

  • Bay Area410 jobs+6%$225K
  • New York124 jobs0%$212K
  • US remote199 jobs−5%$202K
  • Other US cities317 jobs−6%$200K
The median posted base pay for senior inference and ML systems in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs ($213K). A job that lists two regions counts in each region. A region needs 20 or more jobs. This is posted base pay, not total pay.
Pay by region, senior inference and ML systems. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
RegionMedian posted base payAgainst the US medianJobs with pay
Bay Area$225K+6%410
New York$212K0%124
US remote$202K−5%199
Other US cities$200K−6%317
All US jobs$213K0%859

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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.