Senior machine learning engineer salary
The median posted base pay for senior machine learning and AI engineer jobs is $208K a year, from 1,609 open jobs at 643 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $185K to $232K. One job in ten has posted pay above $263K.
- Median posted base pay
- $208K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $185K to $232K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $160K to $263K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 1,609
- Companies
- 643
Machine learning engineer pay by level
Posted base pay for machine learning and AI engineer 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.
- Intern33 jobs$150K$132K to $176K
- Entry level63 jobs$158K$141K to $179K
- Level not stated3,228 jobs$205K$170K to $251K
- Senior1,609 jobs$208K$185K to $232K
- Staff817 jobs$255K$223K to $286K
- Principal244 jobs$259K$208K to $298K
- Director+190 jobs$275K$238K to $317K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | $108K | $132K | $150K | $176K | $250K | 33 |
| Entry level | $115K | $141K | $158K | $179K | $219K | 63 |
| Level not stated | $141K | $170K | $205K | $251K | $314K | 3,228 |
| Senior | $160K | $185K | $208K | $232K | $263K | 1,609 |
| Staff | $196K | $223K | $255K | $286K | $337K | 817 |
| Principal | $173K | $208K | $259K | $298K | $339K | 244 |
| Director+ | $200K | $238K | $275K | $317K | $355K | 190 |
Top-paying companies for senior machine learning and AI engineer jobs
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for senior machine learning and AI engineer jobs. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Anthropic$363K7 jobs
- 2Wayve$331K5 jobs
- 3Lambda$312K20 jobs
- 4Decagon$300K7 jobs
- 5Turing$300K5 jobs
- 6FAR.AI$288K7 jobs
- 7OpenAI$285K8 jobs
- 8Plaid$272K5 jobs
- 9Roblox$269K12 jobs
- 10Pinterest$261K5 jobs
- 11Reddit$260K9 jobs
- 12xAI$255K15 jobs
- 13Confido$255K5 jobs
- 14Faire$251K12 jobs
- 15Capital One$246K29 jobs
- 16May Mobility$245K9 jobs
- 17Waymo$238K31 jobs
- 18Atlassian$238K10 jobs
- 19Together AI$238K8 jobs
- 20Nuro$236K10 jobs
Senior machine learning engineer pay by US region
The median posted base pay for senior machine learning and AI engineer jobs in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs.
- Bay Area637 jobs+5%$220K
- New York223 jobs+3%$215K
- US remote340 jobs−4%$200K
- Other US cities595 jobs−4%$200K
| Region | Median posted base pay | Against the US median | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Area | $220K | +5% | 637 |
| New York | $215K | +3% | 223 |
| US remote | $200K | −4% | 340 |
| Other US cities | $200K | −4% | 595 |
| All US jobs | $209K | 0% | 1,490 |
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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.