The median starting salary is $169,600 a year, measured on the 3,987 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Machine learning jobs: 8,285 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name machine learning in the job title or description. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 8,285
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 4,252
- remote
- 1,704
- median starting salary
- $169,600
$244k-$305kRemote - USARemote5mo
pytorchtensorflow
New York, NY5mo
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$279k-$345kSan Mateo, CA, United States7mo
$165k-$330kSan FranciscoRemote7mo
vllmcursorclay
$168k-$265kUS, CA, Santa Clara7mo
pytorch
$168k-$265kUS, CA, Santa Clara7mo
pytorch
$220k-$330kIrvine, California, United States10mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
Remote - IndiaRemote14mo
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AI level of Machine learning jobs
- AI Level 42,841 (34%)
- AI Level 31,411 (17%)
- AI Level 2407 (5%)
- AI Level 13,626 (44%)
Companies hiring for Machine learning
Machine learning jobs by city
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do Machine learning jobs pay?
How much AI work do Machine learning jobs involve?
Of the 8,285 live postings: AI Level 4: 2,841 (34%); AI Level 3: 1,411 (17%); AI Level 2: 407 (5%); AI Level 1: 3,626 (44%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Machine learning jobs?
By number of live postings: Amazon (2,189), Capital One (395), NVIDIA (338), Okta (333), Databricks (157). Counted September 2026.
Where are Machine learning jobs located?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (819), New York (568), Seattle (545), Bengaluru (481), London (339). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Machine learning jobs?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (4,370), AWS (2,813), LLM (2,221), Generative AI (2,051), SQL (1,739). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Machine learning jobs?
By number of live postings: Machine learning engineer (536), Data scientist (443), Applied scientist (425), Solutions architect (249), AI engineer (240). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Machine learning in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.