Median salary
$200,800
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$165k – $245k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
22.9%
2,926 of 12,794 roles
Live roles
12,794
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Machine Learning Engineer - Fraud Risk
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Pre-training
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)
Performance Engineer
Research Engineer, Safeguards Labs
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Engineer, Knowledge Team
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 101 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 100 |
OpenAI
|
$317,500 | 84 |
Databricks
|
$215,750 | 75 |
Okta
|
$190,000 | 73 |
Snowflake
|
$226,600 | 55 |
Esri
|
$104,988 | 53 |
Motional
|
$200,500 | 42 |
ML Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | $291,130 | 6 |
| San Francisco | $235,000 | 916 |
| Seattle | $235,000 | 161 |
| New York | $225,000 | 506 |
| Los Angeles | $217,000 | 24 |
| Austin | $197,000 | 36 |
| Chicago | $196,100 | 54 |
| Boston | $195,000 | 111 |
| London | $185,000 | 98 |
| Atlanta | $152,500 | 17 |
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How much do ML Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for ML Engineer roles is $200,800 per year. Most pay falls between $165,000 (25th percentile) and $245,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $121,346 to $300,000.
These figures are computed live from 12,794 active ML Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 2,926 (22.9%) 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 Rain and Anthropic.
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.