MLOps Engineer Salary in the USA
MLOps Engineer roles in the USA pay a median of $251k a year, based on 227 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $214k to $310k, and the top 10% more than $390k. 31% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Thinking Machines Lab.
- $251k
- median USD
- $214k
- 25th percentile
- $310k
- 75th percentile
- 227
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($214k to $310k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | 3 | $164k | $164k | $164k |
| Senior | 47 | $193k | $223k | $245k |
| Staff | 61 | $232k | $280k | $320k |
| Principal | 7 | $308k | $397k | $403k |
| Lead | 8 | $251k | $270k | $288k |
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 |
| Redwood City | 5 | $190k | $240k | $270k |
| San Mateo | 3 | $243k | $252k | $301k |
| Bellevue | 3 | $285k | $288k | $339k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 156 | $196k | $240k | $300k |
| Remote | 71 | $248k | $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 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 agoSenior Staff Software Engineer, AI Runtime
DatabricksMountain View, CA, US
~$229k–$343k
mlops infrastructureStaff~$229k–$343k · 7d agoSenior Staff/Principal Software Engineer - GPU System Software, Onboard Execution
ZooxFoster City, CA, US
$339k–$455k
mlops infrastructurePrincipal$339k–$455k · 7d 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