Lead MLOps Engineer Salary
Lead MLOps Engineer roles pay a median of $270k a year, based on 10 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $244k to $295k, and the top 10% more than $334k. 40% of these roles are remote.
- $270k
- median USD
- $244k
- 25th percentile
- $295k
- 75th percentile
- 10
- disclosed roles
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By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 5 | $263k | $300k | $314k |
By country
| Country | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 9 | $255k | $278k | $300k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 6 | $250k | $289k | $310k |
| Remote | 4 | $249k | $259k | $267k |
Live roles
Partnerships Lead, AI Infrastructure & Post-Trainingnew
MercorSan Francisco, California, US
$250k–$350k
mlops infrastructureLead$250k–$350k · 3h agoEngineering Manager - Compute and Data Platform (AI Platform)
WayveLondon, GB
Not disclosed
mlops infrastructureLead1d agoTechnical Project Manager / Engineering Lead – AI/ML Infrastructure
SambaNovaTokyo Prefecture, JP
Not disclosed
mlops infrastructureLead8d agoProduct Cost Management Lead - AI Infrastructure
OpenAIRemote (US)
$226k–$300k
Remotemlops infrastructureLead$226k–$300k · 10d agoEngineering Manager, AI Platform
HarveySan Francisco, California, US
$272k–$355k
mlops infrastructureLead$272k–$355k · 16d agoEngineering Manager, Inference Performance
BasetenRemote (US)
$240k–$270k
Remotemlops infrastructureLead$240k–$270k · 1mo agoLead Technical Program Manager, AI Platform
WayveRemote (GB)
Not disclosed
Remotemlops infrastructureLead1mo agoEngineering Manager, AI Platform & Agentic Apps
RobinhoodMenlo Park, CA, US
~$255k–$300k
mlops infrastructureLead~$255k–$300k · 1mo agoTechnical Program Manager Lead, AI Platform
NuroMountain View, CA, US
~$176k+
mlops infrastructureLead~$176k+ · 1mo agoEngineering Manager, Frontier AI Infrastructure - Public Sector
Scale AIWashington, DC, US
~$214k–$267k
mlops infrastructureLead~$214k–$267k · 1mo ago
Other roles
Every live listing here that discloses a number, in any currency. Converted to USD at ECB reference rates as of 2026-11-05. 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