Side-by-side distribution
Data Analyst
$104,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.1%
- Live roles
- 3,072
ML Engineer
$200,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.1%
- Live roles
- 3,043
Highest-paying jobs
PGIM Credit | Senior Analyst, Sustainable Investment Reporting & Strategy
Staff Analyst, Product Analytics
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Institutional
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Markets
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Fraud & Risk
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Growth
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Product
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Finance
Senior Quantitative Analyst, Market Analytics
Quantitative AI and Data Analyst - Executive Director
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Audio)
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Machine Learning Engineer ($400k - $600k salary)
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning
Machine Learning Engineer, Monetization AI/ML
Staff Backline Engineer – ML/AI
Machine Learning Engineer, Implicit Signals
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,750 | 24 |
PNC
|
$129,250 | 19 |
CACI
|
$128,075 | 12 |
Bank of America
|
$117,400 | 12 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$116,200 | 12 |
KeyBank
|
$98,000 | 11 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$112,900 | 10 |
Air Apps
|
$63,314 | 10 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
General Motors
|
$205,400 | 29 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 27 |
|
CACI
|
$152,650 | 20 |
Reddit
|
$276,000 | 17 |
Pinterest
|
$246,638 | 17 |
Nuro
|
$242,540 | 16 |
DoorDash USA
|
$251,400 | 15 |
Torc Robotics
|
$195,050 | 15 |
Data Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $154,100 | 9 |
| San Francisco | $140,000 | 34 |
| Denver | $130,333 | 15 |
| Los Angeles | $126,066 | 14 |
| New York | $118,058 | 128 |
| Boston | $118,000 | 28 |
| Seattle | $116,500 | 13 |
| Chicago | $110,000 | 61 |
| Atlanta | $105,450 | 18 |
| Singapore | $94,640 | 7 |
ML Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $251,400 | 25 |
| Singapore | $244,400 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $238,250 | 198 |
| New York | $220,000 | 145 |
| Seattle | $219,000 | 70 |
| Boston | $215,050 | 35 |
| London | $207,031 | 16 |
| Austin | $203,000 | 33 |
| Denver | $194,100 | 19 |
| Atlanta | $189,038 | 12 |
Data Analyst vs ML Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Data Analyst is $104,000 per year (typically $80,575–$130,675), versus $200,000 for ML Engineer ($158,625–$244,563). That puts ML Engineer about 92% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Data Analyst and ML Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.