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Machine Learning Engineer
345 employer-disclosed salaries · last 90 days · refreshed 4317 min ago
$205kmedian · disclosed by employers, not self-reported
p25 $170kmedian $205kp75 $245k
National baseline: $108k (BLS OEWS, U.S. national, May 2023). Live postings skew toward employers that disclose pay.
Am I underpaid?
By seniority
Junior$91k – $109k – $136k3 postings
Mid$154k – $182k – $216k143 postings
Senior$171k – $208k – $234k103 postings
Staff+$203k – $244k – $285k86 postings
Remote vs on-site
Remote $220k · on-site $201k
By employer type
Enterprise $216k (47)
Startup $195k (15)
Where this comes from
- Staff Applied AI/ML Scientist · Faire · $246,500 to $339,000 per year
- Senior Staff Machine Learning Platform Engineer · Faire · $295,000 to $405,500 per year
- Senior Applied ML/AI Scientist - Search · Faire · $211,000 to $290,500 per year
- AI Engineer, Ecosystem · Brex · $171,000 - $240,000
Live pay-transparency data parsed from public job boards — what employers offer today, not what people self-reported years ago.