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Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer Salary

IQ Team
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IQ Team
Published March 24, 2022
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$133,124

Average Base Salary

$159,596

Average Total Compensation

Min: $61K
Max: $200K
Base Salary
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $133K
Data points: 1,029
Min: $20K
Max: $350K
Total Compensation
Median: $140K
Mean (Average): $160K
Data points: 915
The average base salary for a Mid-Level ML Engineer is $133,124
based on 1,029 data points.
Adjusting the average for more recent salary data points, the average recency weighted base salary is $129,973.

The estimated average total compensation is $159,596
based on 915 data points.
The average recency weighted total compensation is $153,823.

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
$75K
$252K
Senior
Median: $166K
Mean (Average): $165K
Data points: 1,041
Mid-Level
$61K
$200K
Mid-Level
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $133K
Data points: 1,029
Entry Level
$61K
$175K
Entry Level
Median: $118K
Mean (Average): $116K
Data points: 228
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

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

Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Positions

Product Manager
$85K
$200K
Product Manager
Median: $149K
Mean (Average): $146K
Data points: 1,609
Data Scientist
$78K
$181K
Data Scientist
Median: $139K
Mean (Average): $134K
Data points: 4,367
ML Engineer
$61K
$200K
ML Engineer
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $133K
Data points: 1,029
Software Engineer
$76K
$182K
Software Engineer
Median: $130K
Mean (Average): $129K
Data points: 27,701
Data Engineer
$83K
$163K
Data Engineer
Median: $125K
Mean (Average): $125K
Data points: 3,594
Business Intelligence
$79K
$150K
Business Intelligence
Median: $122K
Mean (Average): $119K
Data points: 2,156
Marketing Analyst
$71K
$184K
Marketing Analyst
Median: $111K
Mean (Average): $115K
Data points: 73
Product Analyst
$83K
$155K
Product Analyst
Median: $115K
Mean (Average): $113K
Data points: 29
AI Research Scientist
$55K
$165K
AI Research Scientist
Median: $105K
Mean (Average): $109K
Data points: 1,230
Business Analyst
$63K
$134K
Business Analyst
Median: $90K
Mean (Average): $93K
Data points: 3,413
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 Product Manager role pays the most with a $145,544 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
$112K
$170K
Boston, MA
Median: $163K
Mean (Average): $155K
Data points: 44
New York, NY
$99K
$222K
New York, NY
Median: $140K
Mean (Average): $151K
Data points: 67
San Diego, CA
$122K
$181K
San Diego, CA
Median: $139K
Mean (Average): $146K
Data points: 8
Omaha, NE
$99K
$200K
Omaha, NE
Median: $123K
Mean (Average): $141K
Data points: 55
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
Huntsville, AL
$120K
$139K
Huntsville, AL
Median: $123K
Mean (Average): $127K
Data points: 7
Washington, DC
$81K
$156K
Washington, DC
Median: $130K
Mean (Average): $124K
Data points: 24
Memphis, TN
$85K
$164K
Memphis, TN
Median: $120K
Mean (Average): $122K
Data points: 16
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
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 $174,613 average base salary. The ML 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

Ramp
$196K
$210K
Ramp
Median: $200K
Mean (Average): $203K
Data points: 6
Roku Inc.
$94K
$274K
Roku Inc.
Median: $190K
Mean (Average): $192K
Data points: 7
Meta
$114K
$231K
Meta
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 50
Adobe
$164K
$192K
Adobe
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $176K
Data points: 6
Palantir technologies
$139K
$188K
Palantir technologies
Median: $160K
Mean (Average): $167K
Data points: 9
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
Google
$56K
$200K
Google
Median: $167K
Mean (Average): $158K
Data points: 62
Amazon
$97K
$203K
Amazon
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $150K
Data points: 57
C3 Ai
$127K
$165K
C3 Ai
Median: $145K
Mean (Average): $148K
Data points: 21
Bytedance Inc.
$81K
$227K
Bytedance Inc.
Median: $118K
Mean (Average): $147K
Data points: 8
Veeva Systems
$122K
$179K
Veeva Systems
Median: $145K
Mean (Average): $146K
Data points: 26
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
1
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The ML Engineer at Netflix salary is the highest paying salary with a $315,000 average base salary. The ML Engineer at Baidu salary is the lowest paying salary with $42,000 average base salary.
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