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Machine Learning Engineer salary

129 posted ranges at 28 companies · median $270k · H-1B median $226k (1,542 filings)

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By level

Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median

LevelPostedH-1B
Entry1 posted$170k to $216kone posting$163k9 filings
MidH-1B onlyNo ranges$174k51 filings
Senior39 posted$238k$213k to $263k$235k298 filings
Staff50 posted$281k$250k to $310k$277k82 filings
Principal7 posted$329k$295k to $365k$285k12 filings
Manager1 posted$500k to $555kone posting$248k5 filings
Not stated31 posted$255k$196k to $300k$221k1,085 filings

By company

CompanyPosted
Waymo39 posted ranges$238k$213k to $263k
Zoox15 posted ranges$302k$254k to $350k
Airbnb11 posted ranges$275k$244k to $305k
OpenAI8 posted ranges$431k$361k to $493k
Roblox6 posted ranges$312k$287k to $337k
Plaid5 posted ranges$272k$229k to $315k
Robinhood4 posted ranges$252k$232k to $273k
CoreWeave4 posted ranges$216k$184k to $246k
Anthropic3 posted ranges$403k$320k to $485k
Scale AI3 posted ranges$265k$235k to $294k
Together AI3 posted ranges$250k$200k to $280k
Samsara3 posted ranges$249k$179k to $319k
Databricks3 posted ranges$226k$190k to $260k
Mercor2 posted ranges$160k to $500k2 postings
xAI2 posted ranges$180k to $440k2 postings
Spotify2 posted ranges$233k to $332k2 postings
Discord2 posted ranges$246k to $308k2 postings
Coinbase2 posted ranges$218k to $257k2 postings
Nebius2 posted ranges$195k to $262k2 postings
Anyscale2 posted ranges$198k to $241k2 postings
Sentry1 posted range$240k to $400kone posting
Perplexity1 posted range$220k to $405kone posting
Okta1 posted range$238k to $326kone posting
Datadog1 posted range$234k to $300kone posting
Ramp1 posted range$200k to $330kone posting
Labelbox1 posted range$250k to $280kone posting
Figma1 posted range$153k to $376kone posting
Peloton1 posted range$141k to $191kone posting

Posted ranges

120 postings

PostingRange
Software Engineer, ML Networking (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$280kto $850k
Machine Learning Engineer, Integrity (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$287kto $555k
Machine Learning Engineer, Monetization AI/ML (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$381kto $555k
Engineering Manager, MLE (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAIManagerSan Francisco Bay Area$500kto $555k
Machine Learning Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - Robotics (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$380kto $500k
Machine Learning Engineer, Frontier Data Products (the posting, opens in a new tab)MercorNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$160kto $500k
Software Engineer, Machine Learning (the posting, opens in a new tab)MercorNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$160kto $500k
Senior Staff / Principal Machine Learning Engineer - Autonomy Behaviors (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$340kto $492k
Staff+ Software Engineer, ML Inference Path (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$320kto $485k
Staff+ Software Engineer, ML Sampling Path (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$320kto $485k
Machine Learning Engineer, Core Experimentation (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSeattle area$437kto $485k
Machine Learning Engineer - Ads (the posting, opens in a new tab)xAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $440k
Machine Learning Engineer - Recommendation Systems (the posting, opens in a new tab)xAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $440k
Machine Learning Engineer, API Multicloud (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$223kto $423k
Member of Technical Staff (ML Engineer, Recommendations & User Modeling) (the posting, opens in a new tab)PerplexityNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$220kto $405k
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Content Platform (the posting, opens in a new tab)SpotifyStaffNew York City$281kto $402k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI (the posting, opens in a new tab)SentryStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$240kto $400k
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Alt Defense (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$329kto $399k
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Embodied AI and Smart NPCs (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$345kto $399k
Machine Learning Engineer, Multimodal Perception and Authentication (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$342kto $399k
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Perception (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxStaffBoston area$277kto $389k
Software Engineer, ML Systems & Training Architecture (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$295kto $380k
Software Engineer - Machine Learning (the posting, opens in a new tab)FigmaNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$153kto $376k
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, LLM/VLM Model Architecture & Optimization (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$298kto $368k
Sr Staff Tech Lead, Machine Learning Engineer, Perception (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$298kto $368k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) - DFAI (the posting, opens in a new tab)PlaidStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$249kto $368k
Senior / Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Behavior Models for Road Users (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$254kto $366k
Principal Machine Learning Engineer- LLM Fine-tuning and Optimization (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbPrincipalElsewhere in the US$292kto $365k
Lead Machine Learning Engineer - ML Infrastructure (the posting, opens in a new tab)SamsaraSeniorRemote (US)$200kto $358k
Senior Staff ML Engineer, Driver Understanding and Evaluation (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$281kto $356k
Senior / Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Perception Attributes (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$254kto $350k
Senior / Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Perception Mapping (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$254kto $350k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Perception 3D Segmentation (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$254kto $350k
Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Machine Learning & System Optimization (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$254kto $350k
Senior/Staff Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$254kto $350k
Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Learned Trajectory Machine Learning Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$242kto $349k
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Asset Safety (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$295kto $345k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector (the posting, opens in a new tab)Scale AIStaffWashington DC area$274kto $343k
Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Consumer Revenue) (the posting, opens in a new tab)DiscordStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$272kto $340k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Data Flywheel (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$250kto $335k
Machine Learning Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RampNot statedNew York City$200kto $330k
Senior Software Engineer, ML Infra - Asset Safety (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$279kto $329k
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, SecureAI (the posting, opens in a new tab)OktaPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$238kto $326k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Edge AI (the posting, opens in a new tab)SamsaraStaffRemote (US)$179kto $319k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Embedded Insights (the posting, opens in a new tab)PlaidSeniorNew York City$229kto $315k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Infra/Ops - Fraud (the posting, opens in a new tab)PlaidSeniorNew York City$229kto $315k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) - Fraud (the posting, opens in a new tab)PlaidSeniorNew York City$229kto $315k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Fraud (the posting, opens in a new tab)PlaidSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$229kto $315k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ads (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$259kto $311k
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Post Training (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbStaffRemote (US)$248kto $310k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Infrastructure (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $310k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Mapping (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $310k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $310k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Realism (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $310k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Tech Lead, Labeling Automation (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $310k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Vision-Language Foundation Models (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $310k
Staff ML Engineer, Foundation Models (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $310k
Staff ML Engineer, Perception Research (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $310k
Staff Tech Lead, Machine Learning Engineer, Perception (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $310k
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Data & Eval (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbStaffElsewhere in the US$244kto $305k
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Growth Platform Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbStaffRemote (US)$244kto $305k
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Guest & Host (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbStaffRemote (US)$244kto $305k
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Trust (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbStaffRemote (US)$244kto $305k
Senior / Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Scene Intelligence (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$199kto $305k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Perception (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$225kto $305k
Senior Software Engineer, ML Evaluation Infra and Efficiency (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$238kto $302k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer(TLM), Driver Understanding and Evaluation (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$238kto $302k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer - VLM/LLM (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$238kto $302k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Platform & Agentic Apps (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobinhoodSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$255kto $300k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI R&D (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobinhoodStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$255kto $300k
Staff Software Engineer - ML Observability (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatadogStaffNew York City$234kto $300k
Machine Learning Engineer - Inference (the posting, opens in a new tab)Together AINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $300k
Senior/Principal Machine Learning Engineer, 3D Data (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$243kto $295k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector (the posting, opens in a new tab)Scale AISeniorWashington DC area$235kto $294k
Senior/Staff Software Engineer - ML/AI Applications (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$215kto $294k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)SamsaraSeniorRemote (US)$170kto $286k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$190kto $285k
Software Engineer, ML Developer Experience (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnyscaleNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$226kto $283k
Machine Learning Engineer - Behavior Models for Road Users (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$199kto $283k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Voice AI (the posting, opens in a new tab)Together AIStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$220kto $280k
Staff ML Engineer, Agent Training & Environments (the posting, opens in a new tab)LabelboxStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$250kto $280k
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Safety) (the posting, opens in a new tab)DiscordSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$220kto $275k
Staff Applied ML Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoreWeaveStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$185kto $275k
Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$177kto $270k
Software Engineer, ML Platform (ML Training) (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$177kto $270k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Traffic Intelligence (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbStaffElsewhere in the US$212kto $265k
Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Realism (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Realism (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Computer Vision/VLM (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Driving Behaviors (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Fleet Monitoring & Response (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Infra), Driver Understanding and Evaluation (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Multimodal Perception (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Predictive Planner, Systems Arch (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Robotics (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Runtime and Serving (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Evaluation (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Vehicle Interaction & Behavior Policy ML (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Software Engineer, ML/Eval Data Platforms & Infrastructure (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior/Staff ML Engineer, 3D/4D World Modeling, Simulation (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Marketplace ML Platform (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$213kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Policy & Safety (the posting, opens in a new tab)SpotifySeniorNew York City$184kto $263k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, LLM Inference Optimization (the posting, opens in a new tab)NebiusSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$195kto $262k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Model Training and Reinforcement Learning (the posting, opens in a new tab)NebiusSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$195kto $262k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Assistance Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$212kto $260k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, CustomerLake (ML/LLM) (the posting, opens in a new tab)DatabricksStaffNew York City$192kto $260k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Voice AI (the posting, opens in a new tab)Together AISeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $260k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Perception LLM/VLM (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$204kto $259k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer(Platform - Identity) (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoinbaseStaffRemote (US)$218kto $257k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer(Platform - Identity) (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoinbaseStaffRemote (US)$218kto $257k
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI Insights (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoreWeaveStaffNew York City$188kto $250k
Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector (the posting, opens in a new tab)Scale AINot statedWashington DC area$196kto $245k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Infra (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobinhoodSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$209kto $245k
Senior Applied ML Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoreWeaveSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$182kto $242k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Insights (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoreWeaveSeniorNew York City$165kto $242k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Query Intelligence (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbSeniorElsewhere in the US$200kto $235k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Assistance Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbSeniorRemote (US)$196kto $227k
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Trust (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $227k
Machine Learning Engineer Perception LLM/VLM (PhD, New Grad) (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoEntrySan Francisco Bay Area$170kto $216k
Perception Machine Learning Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$170kto $216k

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By city

CityPosted
San Francisco Bay Area97 posted ranges$270k$225k to $305k
New York City11 posted ranges$265k$200k to $300k
Remote (US)10 posted ranges$262k$218k to $305k
Elsewhere in the US5 posted ranges$239k$212k to $265k
Washington DC area3 posted ranges$265k$235k to $294k
Seattle area2 posted ranges$299k to $343k2 postings
Boston area1 posted range$277k to $389kone posting

H-1B by prevailing-wage level

The level the employer chose on the filing: I is entry, IV is fully competent. FY2025 Q4 to FY2026 Q3.

Level I: $180k (118) · Level II: $200k (391) · Level III: $232k (272) · Level IV: $252k (321)

H-1B median by quarter

Fiscal quarterFilingsMedian
FY2025 Q1267$221k
FY2025 Q2494$198k
FY2025 Q3504$211k
FY2025 Q4245$230k
FY2026 Q1232$229k
FY2026 Q2515$213k
FY2026 Q3550$227k

Posted median by week

Week ofRangesMedian
Sep 21129$270k

Recent changes

DatePosting
Sep 24Machine Learning Engineer / ML Engineer - Roleplay SessionsSynthesiaMachine Learning EngineerPosted with no range
Sep 24Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Model Training and Reinforcement LearningNebiusMachine Learning EngineerPosted at $195k to $262k
Sep 24Senior Machine Learning Engineer, LLM Inference OptimizationNebiusMachine Learning EngineerPosted at $195k to $262k
Sep 24Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI InsightsCoreWeaveMachine Learning EngineerPosted at $188k to $250k
Sep 24Staff Applied ML EngineerCoreWeaveMachine Learning EngineerPosted at $185k to $275k
Sep 24Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI InsightsCoreWeaveMachine Learning EngineerPosted at $165k to $242k
Sep 24Senior Applied ML EngineerCoreWeaveMachine Learning EngineerPosted at $182k to $242k

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