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Amazon Machine Learning Engineer Salary

Amazon Machine Learning Engineer Salary

IQ Team
Written by IQ Team
IQ Team
Published March 24, 2022
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$146,766

Average Base Salary

$202,028

Average Total Compensation

Min: $84K
Max: $192K
Base Salary
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $147K
Data points: 205
Min: $9K
Max: $448K
Total Compensation
Median: $194K
Mean (Average): $202K
Data points: 202
The average base salary for a ML Engineer at Amazon is $146,766
based on 205 data points.
Adjusting the average for more recent salary data points, the average recency weighted base salary is $146,913.

The estimated average total compensation is $202,028
based on 202 data points.
The average recency weighted total compensation is $199,076.

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Normalized Amazon Machine Learning Engineer Salaries


Average total compensation
0% - Low
15%85%
Cost of living
0% - Low
15%85%
Years of experience
0% - Low
15%85%

The average base salary for ML Engineer at Amazon is in the top 61% compared to all other companies salaries.

The average base salary for ML Engineer at Amazon is $146,766 while the average ML Engineer base salary is $142,835.

If we normalize the salaries at Amazon by the cost of living, then the average base salary for ML Engineer at Amazon is in the top 52% compared to all other companies.

If we normalize the salaries at Amazon by the years of experience, then the average base salary for ML Engineer at Amazon is in the top 74% compared to all other companies.

Amazon Machine Learning Engineer Salary by Seniority Levels

Manager
$73K
$185K
Manager
Median: $155K
Mean (Average): $143K
Data points: 29
Senior
$69K
$198K
Senior
Median: $160K
Mean (Average): $154K
Data points: 68
Mid-Level
$97K
$203K
Mid-Level
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $150K
Data points: 57
Entry Level
$113K
$165K
Entry Level
Median: $140K
Mean (Average): $140K
Data points: 14
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Seniority can increase the pay of a ML Engineer at Amazon. Here are the base salaries of a ML Engineer at Amazon grouped into 4 seniority categories.

Amazon Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Positions

ML Engineer
$84K
$192K
ML Engineer
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $147K
Data points: 205
Product Manager
$100K
$185K
Product Manager
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $146K
Data points: 1,849
Software Engineer
$77K
$185K
Software Engineer
Median: $143K
Mean (Average): $137K
Data points: 11,033
Data Scientist
$72K
$180K
Data Scientist
Median: $142K
Mean (Average): $135K
Data points: 3,133
AI Research Scientist
$84K
$167K
AI Research Scientist
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $131K
Data points: 739
Marketing Analyst
$75K
$182K
Marketing Analyst
Median: $134K
Mean (Average): $130K
Data points: 85
Data Analyst
$60K
$184K
Data Analyst
Median: $126K
Mean (Average): $125K
Data points: 19
Data Engineer
$75K
$160K
Data Engineer
Median: $126K
Mean (Average): $123K
Data points: 3,135
Business Intelligence
$73K
$150K
Business Intelligence
Median: $117K
Mean (Average): $114K
Data points: 2,690
Business Analyst
$54K
$130K
Business Analyst
Median: $90K
Mean (Average): $90K
Data points: 1,839
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Most data science positions fall under different position titles depending on the actual role.

From the graph we can see that on average the ML Engineer role pays the most with a $146,766 base salary while the Business Analyst role on average pays the least with a $90,192 base salary.

Top Cities for Amazon Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

Pittsburgh, PA*
$210K
Pittsburgh, PA
Median: $210K
Mean (Average): $210K
Data points: 1
Tel Aviv, Israel*
$193K
Tel Aviv, Israel
Median: $193K
Mean (Average): $193K
Data points: 1
San Francisco, CA
$128K
$248K
San Francisco, CA
Median: $176K
Mean (Average): $179K
Data points: 29
New York, NY
$132K
$185K
New York, NY
Median: $168K
Mean (Average): $161K
Data points: 25
Phoenix, AZ*
$159K
$160K
Phoenix, AZ
Median: $160K
Mean (Average): $160K
Data points: 2
Denver, CO*
$155K
$160K
Denver, CO
Median: $158K
Mean (Average): $158K
Data points: 2
San Diego, CA*
$155K
San Diego, CA
Median: $155K
Mean (Average): $155K
Data points: 2
Boston, MA
$134K
$174K
Boston, MA
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $152K
Data points: 5
Washington, DC
$128K
$160K
Washington, DC
Median: $155K
Mean (Average): $150K
Data points: 6
Seattle, WA
$112K
$161K
Seattle, WA
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $146K
Data points: 98
Austin, TX*
$132K
$144K
Austin, TX
Median: $144K
Mean (Average): $141K
Data points: 4
Toronto, Canada
$113K
$171K
Toronto, Canada
Median: $133K
Mean (Average): $136K
Data points: 5
Portland, OR*
$126K
$144K
Portland, OR
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $135K
Data points: 2
Raleigh, NC*
$135K
Raleigh, NC
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $135K
Data points: 1
London, United Kingdom
$70K
$113K
London, United Kingdom
Median: $100K
Mean (Average): $95K
Data points: 5
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The ML Engineer salary in Pittsburgh, PA is the highest paying salary with a $210,000 average base salary. The ML Engineer salary in Bangalore, India is the lowest paying salary with $42,000 average base salary.

Amazon Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Companies

Netflix
$200K
$631K
Netflix
Median: $525K
Mean (Average): $455K
Data points: 6
Cruise Automation, Inc.
$150K
$283K
Cruise Automation, Inc.
Median: $220K
Mean (Average): $211K
Data points: 28
Roku Inc.
$112K
$444K
Roku Inc.
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $211K
Data points: 23
Doordash
$185K
$210K
Doordash
Median: $205K
Mean (Average): $202K
Data points: 6
Waymo
$161K
$254K
Waymo
Median: $196K
Mean (Average): $200K
Data points: 14
Ramp
$188K
$210K
Ramp
Median: $200K
Mean (Average): $199K
Data points: 11
Tiktok
$167K
$240K
Tiktok
Median: $200K
Mean (Average): $198K
Data points: 20
Zoox Inc.
$154K
$242K
Zoox Inc.
Median: $195K
Mean (Average): $195K
Data points: 8
Moveworks.Ai
$169K
$241K
Moveworks.Ai
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $195K
Data points: 6
Bloomberg Lp
$120K
$255K
Bloomberg Lp
Median: $205K
Mean (Average): $194K
Data points: 9
Levi Strauss & Co.
$175K
$225K
Levi Strauss & Co.
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $189K
Data points: 7
Meta
$120K
$260K
Meta
Median: $190K
Mean (Average): $188K
Data points: 213
Nvidia
$111K
$262K
Nvidia
Median: $190K
Mean (Average): $186K
Data points: 35
Intuit
$159K
$203K
Intuit
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $183K
Data points: 10
Amazon
$84K
$192K
Amazon
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $147K
Data points: 205
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The ML Engineer at Netflix salary is the highest paying salary with a $455,167 average base salary. The ML Engineer at Freshdesk salary is the lowest paying salary with $43,000 average base salary.
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