# Senior Machine Learning Engineer Salary

> Senior Machine Learning Engineer roles pay a median of $224k a year, based on 76 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $195k to $248k, and the top 10% more than $272k. 37% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Attentive.

- **Median (USD):** $224k
- **25th to 75th percentile:** $195k to $248k
- **10th to 90th percentile:** $185k to $272k
- **Disclosed roles:** 76

## By city

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| San Francisco | 16 | $193k | $218k | $250k |
| Mountain View | 12 | $223k | $238k | $238k |
| New York | 6 | $230k | $261k | $272k |
| Palo Alto | 3 | $215k | $236k | $240k |

## By country

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 68 | $200k | $228k | $248k |
| Canada | 3 | $185k | $185k | $185k |

## Remote vs on-site

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| On-site / hybrid | 48 | $195k | $229k | $240k |
| Remote | 28 | $206k | $221k | $260k |

## Top-paying companies

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

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Attentive](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/attentive) | 3 | $230k | $282k | $282k |
| [Plaid](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/plaid) | 3 | $272k | $272k | $272k |
| [Pinterest](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/pinterest) | 3 | $254k | $261k | $261k |
| [Reddit](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/reddit) | 3 | $260k | $260k | $260k |
| [Anduril](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/anduril) | 4 | $214k | $239k | $256k |
| [Waymo](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/waymo) | 12 | $238k | $238k | $238k |
| [Airbnb](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/airbnb) | 3 | $210k | $214k | $216k |
| [Instacart](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/instacart) | 4 | $206k | $213k | $219k |
| [Databricks](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/databricks) | 6 | $180k | $191k | $195k |

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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=senior&offer=185000

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