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Microsoft Machine Learning Engineer Salary (Updated for 2025)

Microsoft Machine Learning Engineer Salary (Updated for 2025)

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IQ Team
Published January 23, 2025
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$147,184

Average Base Salary

$181,050

Average Total Compensation

Min: $88K
Max: $217K
Base Salary
Median: $145K
Mean (Average): $147K
Data points: 74
Min: $6K
Max: $351K
Total Compensation
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $181K
Data points: 71
The average base salary for a ML Engineer at Microsoft is $147,184
based on 74 data points.
Adjusting the average for more recent salary data points, the average recency weighted base salary is $147,392.

The estimated average total compensation is $181,050
based on 71 data points.
The average recency weighted total compensation is $177,781.

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Normalized Microsoft 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 Microsoft is in the top 61% compared to all other companies salaries.

The average base salary for ML Engineer at Microsoft is $147,184 while the average ML Engineer base salary is $142,835.

If we normalize the salaries at Microsoft by the cost of living, then the average base salary for ML Engineer at Microsoft is in the top 53% compared to all other companies.

If we normalize the salaries at Microsoft by the years of experience, then the average base salary for ML Engineer at Microsoft is in the top 75% compared to all other companies.

Microsoft Machine Learning Engineer Salary by Seniority Levels

Manager*
$164K
$200K
Manager
Median: $197K
Mean (Average): $188K
Data points: 4
Senior
$107K
$220K
Senior
Median: $169K
Mean (Average): $172K
Data points: 24
Mid-Level
$81K
$179K
Mid-Level
Median: $142K
Mean (Average): $141K
Data points: 20
Entry Level
$63K
$138K
Entry Level
Median: $118K
Mean (Average): $110K
Data points: 7
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

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

Microsoft Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Positions

Product Analyst*
$180K
Product Analyst
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $180K
Data points: 1
Product Manager
$71K
$225K
Product Manager
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $152K
Data points: 628
ML Engineer
$88K
$217K
ML Engineer
Median: $145K
Mean (Average): $147K
Data points: 74
Business Intelligence
$66K
$209K
Business Intelligence
Median: $134K
Mean (Average): $142K
Data points: 6
Data Scientist
$110K
$184K
Data Scientist
Median: $138K
Mean (Average): $140K
Data points: 2,388
Software Engineer
$70K
$200K
Software Engineer
Median: $138K
Mean (Average): $138K
Data points: 10,621
Data Engineer
$66K
$184K
Data Engineer
Median: $137K
Mean (Average): $135K
Data points: 63
Marketing Analyst
$92K
$173K
Marketing Analyst
Median: $127K
Mean (Average): $130K
Data points: 44
AI Research Scientist
$59K
$189K
AI Research Scientist
Median: $134K
Mean (Average): $129K
Data points: 6
Business Analyst
$94K
$167K
Business Analyst
Median: $125K
Mean (Average): $128K
Data points: 45
Data Analyst
$94K
$160K
Data Analyst
Median: $130K
Mean (Average): $128K
Data points: 162
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 Analyst role pays the most with a $180,000 base salary while the Data Analyst role on average pays the least with a $128,168 base salary.

Top Cities for Microsoft Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

New York, NY*
$152K
$243K
New York, NY
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $193K
Data points: 3
Minneapolis-St. Paul Area*
$173K
Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Median: $173K
Mean (Average): $173K
Data points: 1
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale Area*
$170K
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale Area
Median: $170K
Mean (Average): $170K
Data points: 1
San Francisco, CA
$145K
$202K
San Francisco, CA
Median: $165K
Mean (Average): $170K
Data points: 8
Tel Aviv, Israel*
$168K
Tel Aviv, Israel
Median: $168K
Mean (Average): $168K
Data points: 1
Los Angeles, CA*
$164K
Los Angeles, CA
Median: $164K
Mean (Average): $164K
Data points: 1
Boston, MA*
$155K
Boston, MA
Median: $155K
Mean (Average): $155K
Data points: 1
Seattle, WA
$113K
$219K
Seattle, WA
Median: $144K
Mean (Average): $152K
Data points: 46
Washington, DC*
$140K
Washington, DC
Median: $140K
Mean (Average): $140K
Data points: 2
London, United Kingdom*
$120K
London, United Kingdom
Median: $120K
Mean (Average): $120K
Data points: 1
Beijing, China*
$94K
Beijing, China
Median: $94K
Mean (Average): $94K
Data points: 1
Vancouver, Canada*
$83K
$102K
Vancouver, Canada
Median: $96K
Mean (Average): $94K
Data points: 4
Taipei, Taiwan*
$44K
$102K
Taipei, Taiwan
Median: $70K
Mean (Average): $72K
Data points: 4
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

The ML Engineer salary in New York, NY is the highest paying salary with a $193,000 average base salary. The ML Engineer salary in Taipei, Taiwan is the lowest paying salary with $71,750 average base salary.

Microsoft 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
Microsoft
$88K
$217K
Microsoft
Median: $145K
Mean (Average): $147K
Data points: 74
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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