# Lead Machine Learning Engineer Salary

> Lead Machine Learning Engineer roles pay a median of $253k a year, based on 13 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $176k to $306k, and the top 10% more than $349k. 69% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Monzo.

- **Median (USD):** $253k
- **25th to 75th percentile:** $176k to $306k
- **10th to 90th percentile:** $176k to $349k
- **Disclosed roles:** 13

## By city

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| San Francisco | 3 | $301k | $349k | $349k |

## By country

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 8 | $250k | $273k | $349k |

## Remote vs on-site

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| On-site / hybrid | 4 | $242k | $248k | $257k |
| Remote | 9 | $176k | $276k | $349k |

## Top-paying companies

Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Monzo](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/monzo) | 4 | $176k | $176k | $176k |

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- [Lead AI Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/ai-llm-engineer/lead)
- [Lead Data Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-engineer/lead)
- [Lead AI Product Manager Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/ai-product-manager/lead)

Every live listing here that discloses a number, in any currency. Converted to USD at ECB reference rates as of 2026-10-28. Hourly, weekly, and monthly figures are annualised (2,080 / 52 / 12). Where a salary is a range we use its midpoint. Live roles: [Machine Learning Engineer jobs](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/machine-learning-engineer). Check an offer: https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/calculator?role=machine-learning-engineer&facet=lead&offer=185000

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