Remote MLOps Engineer Salary
Remote MLOps Engineer roles pay a median of $270k a year, based on 80 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $244k to $331k, and the top 10% more than $384k. Highest median pay: OpenAI.
- $270k
- median USD
- $244k
- 25th percentile
- $331k
- 75th percentile
- 80
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($244k to $331k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 17 | $225k | $278k | $288k |
| Staff | 15 | $272k | $319k | $390k |
| Lead | 4 | $249k | $259k | $267k |
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 48 | $248k | $274k | $356k |
| London | 3 | $240k | $279k | $297k |
| Bellevue | 3 | $285k | $288k | $339k |
| New York | 3 | $261k | $279k | $282k |
| Redwood City | 3 | $255k | $270k | $283k |
By country
| Country | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 71 | $248k | $270k | $331k |
| Canada | 3 | $221k | $233k | $246k |
| UK | 3 | $240k | $279k | $297k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Senior Software Engineer, ML API – AI Inference
CerebrasRemote (CA)
Not disclosed
Remotemlops infrastructureSenior2d 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 agoSoftware Engineer, TPU Compilers
OpenAIRemote (US)
$380k–$500k
Remotemlops infrastructure$380k–$500k · 9d agoInfrastructure Systems Engineer – Linux, Storage & Automation
CerebrasRemote (US)
Not disclosed
Remotemlops infrastructure10d agoAI Inference Core - Senior SDET, Release Integration Testing
CerebrasRemote (US)
Not disclosed
Remotemlops infrastructureSenior10d agoLead / Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer - Console Experience
LambdaRemote (US)
$349k–$465k
Remotemlops infrastructureStaff$349k–$465k · 13d agoSenior/Staff Software Engineer (Back-End), Inference
CohereRemote (CA)
$205k–$315k
Remotemlops infrastructureStaff$205k–$315k · 14d agoSenior Machine Learning Systems Engineer, ML Platform
RedditRemote (US)
~$217k–$303k
Remotemlops infrastructureSenior~$217k–$303k · 14d agoSoftware Engineer, Simulation
WayveRemote (US)
$209k–$310k
Remotemlops infrastructure$209k–$310k · 15d 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