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Facebook Machine Learning Engineer Salary

IQ Team
Written by IQ Team
IQ Team
Published March 24, 2022
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$187,596

Average Base Salary

$306,113

Average Total Compensation

Min: $120K
Max: $260K
Base Salary
Median: $190K
Mean (Average): $188K
Data points: 213
Min: $17K
Max: $683K
Total Compensation
Median: $285K
Mean (Average): $306K
Data points: 159
The average base salary for a ML Engineer at Meta is $187,596
based on 213 data points.
Adjusting the average for more recent salary data points, the average recency weighted base salary is $187,324.

The estimated average total compensation is $306,113
based on 159 data points.
The average recency weighted total compensation is $300,863.

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Normalized Facebook 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 Meta is in the top 91% compared to all other companies salaries.

The average base salary for ML Engineer at Meta is $187,596 while the average ML Engineer base salary is $142,835.

If we normalize the salaries at Meta by the cost of living, then the average base salary for ML Engineer at Meta is in the top 84% compared to all other companies.

If we normalize the salaries at Meta by the years of experience, then the average base salary for ML Engineer at Meta is in the top 90% compared to all other companies.

Facebook Machine Learning Engineer Salary by Seniority Levels

Manager
$142K
$306K
Manager
Median: $240K
Mean (Average): $238K
Data points: 13
Senior
$146K
$276K
Senior
Median: $205K
Mean (Average): $208K
Data points: 67
Mid-Level
$114K
$231K
Mid-Level
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 50
Entry Level
$102K
$161K
Entry Level
Median: $124K
Mean (Average): $131K
Data points: 10
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

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

Facebook Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Positions

Product Manager
$152K
$287K
Product Manager
Median: $210K
Mean (Average): $215K
Data points: 829
ML Engineer
$120K
$260K
ML Engineer
Median: $190K
Mean (Average): $188K
Data points: 213
Software Engineer
$118K
$240K
Software Engineer
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 5,286
Marketing Analyst
$122K
$239K
Marketing Analyst
Median: $166K
Mean (Average): $170K
Data points: 28
AI Research Scientist
$130K
$228K
AI Research Scientist
Median: $160K
Mean (Average): $167K
Data points: 921
Business Intelligence
$128K
$229K
Business Intelligence
Median: $152K
Mean (Average): $167K
Data points: 14
Data Engineer
$120K
$200K
Data Engineer
Median: $160K
Mean (Average): $163K
Data points: 1,115
Data Scientist
$115K
$205K
Data Scientist
Median: $160K
Mean (Average): $160K
Data points: 1,470
Product Analyst*
$105K
$178K
Product Analyst
Median: $144K
Mean (Average): $142K
Data points: 4
Data Analyst
$95K
$183K
Data Analyst
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $136K
Data points: 73
Business Analyst
$93K
$178K
Business Analyst
Median: $134K
Mean (Average): $132K
Data points: 61
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 Product Manager role pays the most with a $215,220 base salary while the Business Analyst role on average pays the least with a $131,795 base salary.

Top Cities for Facebook Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

San Francisco, CA
$130K
$261K
San Francisco, CA
Median: $205K
Mean (Average): $201K
Data points: 100
Chicago, IL*
$198K
Chicago, IL
Median: $198K
Mean (Average): $198K
Data points: 1
New York, NY
$162K
$214K
New York, NY
Median: $195K
Mean (Average): $190K
Data points: 27
Seattle, WA
$123K
$270K
Seattle, WA
Median: $190K
Mean (Average): $189K
Data points: 51
Tel Aviv, Israel*
$181K
$190K
Tel Aviv, Israel
Median: $185K
Mean (Average): $185K
Data points: 2
Austin, TX*
$173K
$197K
Austin, TX
Median: $183K
Mean (Average): $184K
Data points: 4
Boston, MA*
$169K
Boston, MA
Median: $169K
Mean (Average): $169K
Data points: 2
San Diego, CA*
$165K
San Diego, CA
Median: $165K
Mean (Average): $165K
Data points: 1
Pittsburgh, PA*
$160K
Pittsburgh, PA
Median: $160K
Mean (Average): $160K
Data points: 1
Charlotte, NC*
$158K
Charlotte, NC
Median: $158K
Mean (Average): $158K
Data points: 1
Paris, France*
$124K
$147K
Paris, France
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $135K
Data points: 2
London, United Kingdom
$103K
$153K
London, United Kingdom
Median: $141K
Mean (Average): $131K
Data points: 15
Singapore, Singapore*
$125K
Singapore, Singapore
Median: $125K
Mean (Average): $125K
Data points: 1
Vancouver, Canada*
$115K
$127K
Vancouver, Canada
Median: $121K
Mean (Average): $121K
Data points: 2
Toronto, Canada*
$109K
$120K
Toronto, Canada
Median: $118K
Mean (Average): $115K
Data points: 3
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The ML Engineer salary in San Francisco, CA is the highest paying salary with a $200,998 average base salary. The ML Engineer salary in Toronto, Canada is the lowest paying salary with $115,339 average base salary.

Facebook 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
Spotify
$120K
$250K
Spotify
Median: $170K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 47
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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