Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer Salary

IQ Team
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IQ Team
Published March 24, 2022
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$144,615

Average Base Salary

$177,969

Average Total Compensation

Min: $70K
Max: $207K
Base Salary
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $145K
Data points: 701
Min: $11K
Max: $386K
Total Compensation
Median: $167K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 587
The average base salary for a Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer is $144,615
based on 701 data points.
Adjusting the average for more recent salary data points, the average recency weighted base salary is $144,307.

The estimated average total compensation is $177,969
based on 587 data points.
The average recency weighted total compensation is $175,565.

Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Seniority Levels

Executive*
$126K
$158K
Executive
Median: $142K
Mean (Average): $142K
Data points: 2
Manager
$78K
$251K
Manager
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $175K
Data points: 152
Senior
$81K
$257K
Senior
Median: $170K
Mean (Average): $173K
Data points: 900
Mid-Level
$70K
$207K
Mid-Level
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $145K
Data points: 701
Entry Level
$74K
$180K
Entry Level
Median: $126K
Mean (Average): $127K
Data points: 139
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Seniority can increase the pay of a Machine Learning Engineer. Here are the base salaries of a Machine Learning Engineer grouped into 5 seniority categories.

Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Positions

Machine Learning Engineer
$70K
$207K
Machine Learning Engineer
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $145K
Data points: 701
Product Manager
$88K
$194K
Product Manager
Median: $148K
Mean (Average): $144K
Data points: 1,505
Data Scientist
$77K
$180K
Data Scientist
Median: $138K
Mean (Average): $134K
Data points: 4,178
Software Engineer
$77K
$180K
Software Engineer
Median: $130K
Mean (Average): $128K
Data points: 25,864
Data Engineer
$83K
$163K
Data Engineer
Median: $125K
Mean (Average): $125K
Data points: 3,593
Business Intelligence
$79K
$150K
Business Intelligence
Median: $122K
Mean (Average): $119K
Data points: 2,156
Growth Marketing Analyst
$70K
$180K
Growth Marketing Analyst
Median: $113K
Mean (Average): $115K
Data points: 65
Product Analyst
$83K
$155K
Product Analyst
Median: $115K
Mean (Average): $113K
Data points: 29
Research Scientist
$55K
$165K
Research Scientist
Median: $105K
Mean (Average): $109K
Data points: 1,226
Business Analyst
$63K
$130K
Business Analyst
Median: $89K
Mean (Average): $91K
Data points: 3,341
Data Analyst
$60K
$126K
Data Analyst
Median: $75K
Mean (Average): $80K
Data points: 1,441
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 Machine Learning Engineer role pays the most with a $144,615 base salary while the Data Analyst role on average pays the least with a $79,999 base salary.

Top Cities for Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

San Francisco, CA
$135K
$230K
San Francisco, CA
Median: $171K
Mean (Average): $175K
Data points: 223
Seattle, WA
$112K
$207K
Seattle, WA
Median: $158K
Mean (Average): $159K
Data points: 93
Boston, MA
$116K
$170K
Boston, MA
Median: $163K
Mean (Average): $156K
Data points: 43
New York, NY
$98K
$230K
New York, NY
Median: $149K
Mean (Average): $156K
Data points: 57
San Diego, CA
$122K
$181K
San Diego, CA
Median: $139K
Mean (Average): $146K
Data points: 8
Los Angeles, CA
$86K
$189K
Los Angeles, CA
Median: $122K
Mean (Average): $136K
Data points: 24
Austin, TX
$91K
$166K
Austin, TX
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $134K
Data points: 12
Washington, DC
$92K
$158K
Washington, DC
Median: $130K
Mean (Average): $132K
Data points: 17
Huntsville, AL
$120K
$139K
Huntsville, AL
Median: $125K
Mean (Average): $128K
Data points: 6
Omaha, NE
$96K
$168K
Omaha, NE
Median: $110K
Mean (Average): $122K
Data points: 14
London, United Kingdom
$97K
$142K
London, United Kingdom
Median: $111K
Mean (Average): $115K
Data points: 9
Toronto, Canada
$70K
$124K
Toronto, Canada
Median: $114K
Mean (Average): $108K
Data points: 21
Ann Arbor, MI
$97K
$112K
Ann Arbor, MI
Median: $108K
Mean (Average): $106K
Data points: 5
Vancouver, Canada
$75K
$125K
Vancouver, Canada
Median: $112K
Mean (Average): $102K
Data points: 5
Singapore, Singapore
$65K
$120K
Singapore, Singapore
Median: $100K
Mean (Average): $94K
Data points: 8
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The Machine Learning Engineer salary in San Francisco, CA is the highest paying salary with a $174,613 average base salary. The Machine Learning Engineer salary in Chennai, India is the lowest paying salary with $42,000 average base salary.

Top Companies for Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

Meta
$114K
$231K
Meta
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 50
Adobe
$164K
$192K
Adobe
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $176K
Data points: 6
Apple
$101K
$200K
Apple
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $167K
Data points: 32
Capital One
$142K
$209K
Capital One
Median: $157K
Mean (Average): $164K
Data points: 7
Spotify
$146K
$188K
Spotify
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $163K
Data points: 5
Twitter
$124K
$180K
Twitter
Median: $167K
Mean (Average): $163K
Data points: 29
Pathai
$163K
$166K
Pathai
Median: $163K
Mean (Average): $163K
Data points: 23
Veeva Systems
$133K
$180K
Veeva Systems
Median: $158K
Mean (Average): $158K
Data points: 10
Google
$56K
$200K
Google
Median: $167K
Mean (Average): $158K
Data points: 62
Amazon
$97K
$203K
Amazon
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $150K
Data points: 57
Bytedance Inc.
$81K
$227K
Bytedance Inc.
Median: $118K
Mean (Average): $147K
Data points: 8
Truecar
$132K
$150K
Truecar
Median: $142K
Mean (Average): $143K
Data points: 5
C3 Ai
$128K
$150K
C3 Ai
Median: $145K
Mean (Average): $142K
Data points: 10
Glassdoor
$127K
$160K
Glassdoor
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $141K
Data points: 7
Microsoft
$81K
$179K
Microsoft
Median: $142K
Mean (Average): $141K
Data points: 20
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The Machine Learning Engineer at Netflix salary is the highest paying salary with a $315,000 average base salary. The Machine Learning Engineer at Baidu salary is the lowest paying salary with $42,000 average base salary.
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