Across 303 live US postings for machine learning engineers with a listed USD salary, measured November 2026, the median offer is $196,000–$272,160 a year. This is the tracked catalog, not the whole labor market.
Measured November 2026 · n=303 US postings with salary
Machine learning engineer salary: $196,000–$272,160 a year, measured from live postings.
Every number below comes from 765 tracked live postings whose title matches "machine learning engineer". No surveys, no self-reports. Listed salaries only, in US dollars.
- The median machine learning engineer posting offers $196,000–$272,160 a year (n=303).
- 35.8% of the 765 live postings matching "machine learning engineer" are remote.
- Builds AI machine learning engineers list $196,000–$270,000, vs $188,650–$291,600 at Little AI.
Median salary by seniority (USD / year)
Seniority as tagged on the posting. Both salary bounds required.
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | 1 | $200,000–$200,000 |
| Junior | 4 | $127,664–$193,400 |
| Mid-level | 43 | $160,000–$216,000 |
| Senior | 163 | $198,000–$263,000 |
| Lead | 73 | $230,000–$310,000 |
Remote vs on-site (USD / year)
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Remote | 92 | $207,000–$291,250 |
| On-site / hybrid | 211 | $190,200–$270,000 |
Companies hiring machine learning engineers
Method
US-dollar postings whose title contains "machine learning engineer", with both salary bounds listed. This page exists because 303 such postings clear the 50-posting floor Level requires before publishing a dedicated salary page. Below that, the median moves too much between ingestion cycles to be a citable number.
Sample: postings at tech companies tracked by Level. Not the whole labor market. Do not cite as a national average.
Refreshed automatically; this edition is measured November 2026. Small-n slices move a lot. Read the n column first.
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor): Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221.00).
Machine learning engineer salary questions, answered from the data
How many machine learning engineers jobs are remote?
35.8% of the 303 live postings are marked remote by the employer, measured November 2026.
Does the AI level of the job change the pay?
In this sample, 712 postings build AI and 45 involve little AI. See the level breakdown below for the median at each level. Measured November 2026.