ML Engineer salaries in Chicago.
What ML Engineer roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$192,200
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$157k – $229.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
41.7%
53 of 127 roles
Live roles
127
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Engineering Manager - Fintech, Lodging
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Okta for AI Agents
Senior Architect, Emerging Technologies (Auth0)
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents
Research Engineer, Pre-Training
Research Scientist/Research Engineer | Deep Learning
Staff Android Engineer, Brand Ad Formats
Senior Software Engineer - AI Fintech foundation
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Okta
|
$230,500 | 14 |
|
Hopper
|
$205,000 | 5 |
84.51°
|
$147,325 | 4 |
Inspire11
|
$129,750 | 4 |
IMC
|
$212,500 | 3 |
| DE DeepWalk | $170,000 | 3 |
|
Jump Trading
|
$300,000 | 2 |
Optiver
|
$200,000 | 2 |
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How much do ML Engineer roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for ML Engineer roles in Chicago is $192,200 per year. Most pay falls between $157,000 (25th percentile) and $229,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $133,505 to $272,090.
These figures are computed live from 127 active ML Engineer roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 53 (41.7%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid ML Engineer roles in Chicago include Hopper, Okta, Jump Trading and Reddit.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.