MLOps Engineer Salary
MLOps Engineer roles pay a median of $250k a year, based on 253 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $212k to $308k, and the top 10% more than $390k. 32% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Thinking Machines Lab.
- $250k
- median USD
- $212k
- 25th percentile
- $308k
- 75th percentile
- 253
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($212k to $308k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 108 | $248k | $287k | $360k |
| Mountain View | 25 | $160k | $194k | $238k |
| Sunnyvale | 12 | $176k | $212k | $227k |
| San Jose | 10 | $230k | $258k | $285k |
| New York | 9 | $184k | $250k | $286k |
| Palo Alto | 6 | $310k | $310k | $317k |
| Costa Mesa | 6 | $201k | $222k | $248k |
| Seattle | 6 | $204k | $231k | $252k |
| Austin | 6 | $169k | $211k | $243k |
| London | 5 | $279k | $315k | $475k |
| Redwood City | 5 | $190k | $240k | $270k |
| San Mateo | 3 | $243k | $252k | $301k |
By country
| Country | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 227 | $214k | $251k | $310k |
| UK | 7 | $180k | $279k | $395k |
| Canada | 5 | $199k | $210k | $233k |
| Ireland | 3 | $210k | $295k | $328k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 173 | $194k | $239k | $300k |
| Remote | 80 | $244k | $270k | $331k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Forward Deployed Engineer, Inference
CohereSan Francisco, California, US
$240k–$415k
mlops infrastructure$240k–$415k · 1d agoTechnical Project Manager / Engineering Lead – AI/ML Infrastructure
SambaNovaTokyo Prefecture, JP
Not disclosed
mlops infrastructureLead1d agoSenior Software Engineer, ML API – AI Inference
CerebrasRemote (CA)
Not disclosed
Remotemlops infrastructureSenior2d ago(Senior/Junior AI Inference Reliability Engineer, Compute Infra
Together AISan Francisco, CA, US
~$160k–$280k
mlops infrastructureSenior~$160k–$280k · 2d agoCloud Platform Engineer - New Grad
SambaNovaAustin, Texas, US
~$131k–$197k
mlops infrastructureEntry~$131k–$197k · 2d agoML Infrastructure Engineer - New Grad
SambaNovaAustin, Texas, US
~$131k–$197k
mlops infrastructureEntry~$131k–$197k · 2d agoAI Infrastructure Engineer
MercorSan Francisco, California, US
$200k–$400k
mlops infrastructure$200k–$400k · 2d agoProduct Cost Management Lead - AI Infrastructure
OpenAIRemote (US)
$226k–$300k
Remotemlops infrastructureLead$226k–$300k · 2d agoForward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - AI Infra - SF
OpenAIRemote (US)
$185k–$300k
Remotemlops infrastructure$185k–$300k · 3d agoStaff Software Engineer, AI Platform & Infrastructure
OktaSan Francisco, CA, US
~$194k–$267k
mlops infrastructureStaff~$194k–$267k · 5d ago
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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. Breakdowns with fewer than three disclosed salaries are left out. All AI and ML salaries