ML Engineer vs Regulatory Affairs

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Regulatory Affairs pays about 8% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

ML Engineer Regulatory Affairs
$201.2k
$218k
$108.3k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $314.2k

ML Engineer

$201,230

median · per year, annualized USD

$165k 25th
$201.2k Median
$245k 75th
$122.5k
$300k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $9.9k – $999k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
23%
Live roles
12,788

Regulatory Affairs

$218,000

median · per year, annualized USD

$177k 25th
$218k Median
$259k 75th
$144k
$298.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $43.2k – $999k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
22.8%
Live roles
1,442

ML Engineer vs Regulatory Affairs: which pays more?

The median for ML Engineer is $201,230 per year (typically $165,000–$245,000), versus $218,000 for Regulatory Affairs ($177,000–$259,000). That puts Regulatory Affairs about 8% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so ML Engineer and Regulatory Affairs 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.

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