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Machine learning engineer salaries in the US

117 reported salaries and 84 posted ranges · last 12 months · USD, rounded to $5K

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Median base
$205K
p25 $145K · p75 $255K
Median total comp
$240K
base + bonus + equity (annualized)
Posted range midpoint
$180K
median of 84 listings
Reported vs posted
+12%
people are paid above posted midpoints

Percentile bands by level

p10–p90p25–p75medianposted range (median)
$75K$135K$195K$255K$315K$375K
Entry · IC1
n=31
$125K
p25 $105K · p75 $145K+14% vs posted
Mid · IC2
n=21
$155K
p25 $145K · p75 $200K+1% vs posted
Senior · IC3
n=29
$205K
p25 $185K · p75 $255K-2% vs posted
Staff · IC4
n=21
$250K
p25 $230K · p75 $270K+1% vs posted
Principal · IC5+
n=15
$265K
p25 $230K · p75 $290K

Distribution

$10K buckets · base
$70K$140K$190K$230K$270K$400K

Posted vs. reported, by company

Companies whose people report being paid above (green) or below (orange) the midpoint of their posted ranges for the same level.

Per-company rows need 10 reported salaries and 5 posted ranges each.

Offers vs. current pay

Offers median $200K vs current employees $205K (-2%). New offers are labelled separately from current pay.

Offers 40current employees 77

Remote vs. onsite

Remote median $175K vs onsite / hybrid $205K (-15%). Remote pay is normalized to where the employee lives, not the company HQ.

Remote 30onsite / hybrid 87