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Senior Machine Learning Engineer Salary

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IQ Team
Published March 24, 2022
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$165,383

Average Base Salary

$244,970

Average Total Compensation

Min: $75K
Max: $252K
Base Salary
Median: $166K
Mean (Average): $165K
Data points: 1,041
Min: $16K
Max: $591K
Total Compensation
Median: $201K
Mean (Average): $245K
Data points: 799
The average base salary for a Senior ML Engineer is $165,383
based on 1,041 data points.
Adjusting the average for more recent salary data points, the average recency weighted base salary is $162,918.

The estimated average total compensation is $244,970
based on 799 data points.
The average recency weighted total compensation is $231,657.

Senior 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.

Senior Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Positions

Product Manager
$85K
$265K
Product Manager
Median: $170K
Mean (Average): $176K
Data points: 3,723
ML Engineer
$75K
$252K
ML Engineer
Median: $166K
Mean (Average): $165K
Data points: 1,041
Software Engineer
$72K
$240K
Software Engineer
Median: $159K
Mean (Average): $159K
Data points: 33,774
Data Scientist
$85K
$215K
Data Scientist
Median: $143K
Mean (Average): $146K
Data points: 4,714
Data Engineer
$81K
$190K
Data Engineer
Median: $123K
Mean (Average): $129K
Data points: 4,329
Marketing Analyst
$65K
$190K
Marketing Analyst
Median: $127K
Mean (Average): $125K
Data points: 366
AI Research Scientist
$63K
$200K
AI Research Scientist
Median: $106K
Mean (Average): $119K
Data points: 1,290
Product Analyst
$67K
$175K
Product Analyst
Median: $111K
Mean (Average): $115K
Data points: 167
Business Intelligence
$71K
$150K
Business Intelligence
Median: $104K
Mean (Average): $107K
Data points: 802
Data Analyst
$58K
$165K
Data Analyst
Median: $91K
Mean (Average): $100K
Data points: 6,981
Business Analyst
$62K
$145K
Business Analyst
Median: $94K
Mean (Average): $98K
Data points: 7,931
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 $175,789 base salary while the Business Analyst role on average pays the least with a $97,692 base salary.

Top Cities for Senior Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

San Francisco, CA
$132K
$279K
San Francisco, CA
Median: $195K
Mean (Average): $202K
Data points: 378
New York, NY
$115K
$250K
New York, NY
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $182K
Data points: 78
Seattle, WA
$112K
$251K
Seattle, WA
Median: $170K
Mean (Average): $179K
Data points: 99
Austin, TX
$120K
$228K
Austin, TX
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 23
Omaha, NE
$108K
$209K
Omaha, NE
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $173K
Data points: 22
Pittsburgh, PA
$113K
$236K
Pittsburgh, PA
Median: $156K
Mean (Average): $166K
Data points: 7
Zurich, Switzerland
$126K
$199K
Zurich, Switzerland
Median: $174K
Mean (Average): $166K
Data points: 6
Tel Aviv, Israel
$130K
$195K
Tel Aviv, Israel
Median: $168K
Mean (Average): $165K
Data points: 17
Chicago, IL
$89K
$239K
Chicago, IL
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $162K
Data points: 13
Portland, OR
$125K
$198K
Portland, OR
Median: $136K
Mean (Average): $150K
Data points: 9
Los Angeles, CA
$75K
$258K
Los Angeles, CA
Median: $140K
Mean (Average): $146K
Data points: 33
Denver, CO
$82K
$200K
Denver, CO
Median: $145K
Mean (Average): $146K
Data points: 11
Boston, MA
$81K
$235K
Boston, MA
Median: $135K
Mean (Average): $143K
Data points: 33
London, United Kingdom
$103K
$191K
London, United Kingdom
Median: $146K
Mean (Average): $141K
Data points: 15
Toronto, Canada
$103K
$191K
Toronto, Canada
Median: $138K
Mean (Average): $140K
Data points: 10
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The ML Engineer salary in Houston, TX is the highest paying salary with a $212,000 average base salary. The ML Engineer salary in Warsaw, Poland is the lowest paying salary with $44,000 average base salary.

Top Companies for Senior Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

Roku Inc.
$124K
$470K
Roku Inc.
Median: $217K
Mean (Average): $266K
Data points: 10
Spotify
$210K
$272K
Spotify
Median: $235K
Mean (Average): $235K
Data points: 9
Waymo
$192K
$257K
Waymo
Median: $210K
Mean (Average): $223K
Data points: 7
Cruise Automation, Inc.
$149K
$282K
Cruise Automation, Inc.
Median: $225K
Mean (Average): $223K
Data points: 20
Meta
$146K
$276K
Meta
Median: $205K
Mean (Average): $208K
Data points: 67
Twitter
$157K
$271K
Twitter
Median: $191K
Mean (Average): $208K
Data points: 30
Nvidia
$122K
$259K
Nvidia
Median: $205K
Mean (Average): $204K
Data points: 22
Expedia, Inc.
$158K
$285K
Expedia, Inc.
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $203K
Data points: 6
Apple
$140K
$261K
Apple
Median: $198K
Mean (Average): $194K
Data points: 40
Google
$107K
$253K
Google
Median: $198K
Mean (Average): $193K
Data points: 55
Ibm
$143K
$228K
Ibm
Median: $187K
Mean (Average): $190K
Data points: 7
Palantir technologies
$168K
$216K
Palantir technologies
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $187K
Data points: 5
Etsy
$166K
$200K
Etsy
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $184K
Data points: 7
Instacart
$170K
$207K
Instacart
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $183K
Data points: 8
Amd
$145K
$260K
Amd
Median: $161K
Mean (Average): $182K
Data points: 6
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 $613,667 average base salary. The ML Engineer at Freshdesk salary is the lowest paying salary with $43,000 average base salary.
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