Median salary
$205,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$172.4k – $250k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
43.1%
755 of 1,753 roles
Live roles
1,753
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Reddit
|
$276,000 | 19 |
|
Pinterest
|
$260,867 | 17 |
Motional
|
$185,500 | 17 |
Roblox
|
$298,445 | 14 |
Airbnb
|
$274,500 | 13 |
Nuro
|
$242,540 | 11 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 11 |
| SA Scale AI | $288,900 | 10 |
ML Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $240,000 | 166 |
| Austin | $235,000 | 11 |
| New York | $225,000 | 100 |
| Seattle | $212,444 | 39 |
| Los Angeles | $205,000 | 12 |
| Boston | $200,500 | 34 |
| Toronto | $191,250 | 30 |
| Paris | $185,000 | 6 |
| Atlanta | $174,825 | 8 |
| Chicago | $173,875 | 12 |
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How much do ML Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for ML Engineer roles is $205,000 per year. Most pay falls between $172,381 (25th percentile) and $250,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $140,000 to $300,000.
These figures are computed live from 1,753 active ML Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 755 (43.1%) 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 include Syntiant, Rain, Anthropic and OpenAI.
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.