The median starting salary is $182,000 a year, measured on the 388 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
MLOps jobs: 963 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name MLOps 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
- 963
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 775
- remote
- 227
- median starting salary
- $182,000
BR, SP, Sao Paulo2mo
openaianthropiclangchain+3
$270k-$371kSan Francisco, California; United States6mo
$42-$60/hrUS-CA-Menlo ParkRemote1d
langgraphpytorch
$188k-$250kSan Francisco Office (Second St)Remote2d
gpumlops
$152k-$209kRemote - California; Remote - Colorado; Remote - Oregon; Remote - WashingtonRemote1w
mlflowpythonsql+5
$180k-$240kRemote (US & Canada)Remote1w
chatgptclaudeclay+2
JP, 13, Tokyo1w
awsgenerative-aikubernetes+2
AI level of MLOps jobs
- AI Level 4440 (46%)
- AI Level 3335 (35%)
- AI Level 215 (2%)
- AI Level 1173 (18%)
Companies hiring for MLOps
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Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do MLOps jobs pay?
How much AI work do MLOps jobs involve?
Of the 963 live postings: AI Level 4: 440 (46%); AI Level 3: 335 (35%); AI Level 2: 15 (2%); AI Level 1: 173 (18%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for MLOps jobs?
By number of live postings: Databricks (103), Amazon (72), NVIDIA (45), PwC (35), Adobe (29). Counted September 2026.
Where are MLOps jobs located?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (57), Bengaluru (54), New York (53), London (40), Toronto (34). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in MLOps jobs?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (687), AWS (534), Machine learning (518), LLM (465), Azure (400). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in MLOps jobs?
By number of live postings: Forward deployed engineer (106), AI engineer (98), Machine learning engineer (92), Solutions architect (86), Data scientist (67). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names MLOps in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.