Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Sunnyvale
Machine Learning Engineer roles in Sunnyvale pay a median of $358k a year, based on 10 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $331k to $378k, and the top 10% more than $387k. 80% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Wayve.
- $358k
- median USD
- $331k
- 25th percentile
- $378k
- 75th percentile
- 10
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($331k to $378k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | 3 | $367k | $382k | $404k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | 8 | $331k | $358k | $370k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
| Company | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayve | 9 | $331k | $366k | $382k |
Live roles
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Data Curation & Dataset Strategy
WayveSunnyvale, California USA, US
$390k–$460k
machine learning engineerStaff$390k–$460k · 7d agoSenior Machine Learning Engineer, Driving Product
WayveRemote (US)
$312k–$351k
Remotemachine learning engineerSenior$312k–$351k · 13d agoMachine Learning Engineering Manager, Application Software
WayveRemote (US)
$370k–$395k
Remotemachine learning engineerLead$370k–$395k · 23d agoStaff / Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Reinforcement Learning
WayveRemote (US)
Not disclosed
Remotemachine learning engineerStaff23d agoStaff / Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AV Core
WayveRemote (US)
$312k–$389k
Remotemachine learning engineerStaff$312k–$389k · 23d agoSenior Machine Learning Engineer, Search & Index
WayveRemote (US)
$312k–$351k
Remotemachine learning engineerSenior$312k–$351k · 24d agoMachine Learning Engineer, Application Software
WayveRemote (US)
$312k–$351k
Remotemachine learning engineer$312k–$351k · 26d agoMachine Learning Software Engineer
WayveRemote (US)
$312k–$420k
Remotemachine learning engineer$312k–$420k · 27d agoMachine Learning Scientist/Engineer
WayveRemote (US)
$311k–$420k
Remotemachine learning engineer$311k–$420k · 27d agoStaff ML Performance Engineer, Performance Architecture
WayveRemote (US)
$370k–$395k
Remotemachine learning engineerStaff$370k–$395k · 27d ago
Other roles
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. Breakdowns with fewer than three disclosed salaries are left out. All AI and ML salaries