# Machine Learning Engineer Salary United States: $213k median (2026)

> machine learning engineer salary United States - based on 670 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $213k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $175k - $260k
- **Based on:** 349 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 234 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 49 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 46 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 39 open)
- Information service activities (division 63, 28 open)
- Scientific research and development (division 72, 26 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Adobe (20 open)
- Capital One (12 open)
- Reddit, Inc. (11 open)
- Zoox (9 open)
- ServiceNow (8 open)
- Amazon (7 open)
- Waymo (7 open)
- NVIDIA (7 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Sr Engineer, Machine Learning Engineering (Heterogenous SW, Adreno GPU)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sr-engineer-machine-learning-engineering-heterogenous-sw-adreno-gpu-at-qualcomm-4317175249) - Qualcomm - San Diego, CA - $140,800.00 - $211,200.00
- [Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Content and Contributor Intelligence (Remote - United States)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-machine-learning-engineer-content-and-contributor-intelligence-remote-united-states-at-yelp-4387663037) - Yelp - San Francisco, CA - $112,000
- [Machine Learning Engineer: LLM Interpretability & Systems ($175K – $250K + Equity) at CTGT, Inc.](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/machine-learning-engineer-llm-interpretability-systems-%24175k-%E2%80%93-%24250k-%2B-equity-at-ctgt-inc-at-jack-jill-4444879438) - Jack & Jill - San Francisco, CA - $175K – $250K
- [Machine Learning Engineer (Python or R)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/machine-learning-engineer-python-or-r-at-atc-4445146992) - ATC - Texas
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/machine-learning-engineer-at-anytime-ai-4445670751) - Anytime AI - California
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/machine-learning-engineer-at-abaka-ai-4341002791) - Abaka AI - Palo Alto, CA - $175,000 - $275,000
- [Machine Learning Engineer at Terranox AI](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/machine-learning-engineer-at-terranox-ai-at-jack-jill-4444879427) - Jack & Jill - San Francisco, CA
- [Machine Learning Engineer II](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/machine-learning-engineer-ii-at-clear-4446120056) - CLEAR - New York, NY - $180,000 - $220,000
- [Machine Learning Engineer | Python | Pytorch | Distributed Training | Optimisation | GPU | Hybrid, San Jose, CA](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/machine-learning-engineer-python-pytorch-distributed-training-optimisation-gpu-hybrid-san-jose-ca-at-enigma-4444891546) - Enigma - San Jose, CA
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/machine-learning-engineer-at-gotion-inc-4335254636) - Gotion Inc. - Manteno, IL - $80,000.00 - $90,000.00
- [Principal Machine Learning Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/principal-machine-learning-engineer-at-appfolio-4409094317) - AppFolio - Denver, CO - $264,000 - $330,000
- [Machine learning Engineer - Agentic Retrieval](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/machine-learning-engineer-agentic-retrieval-at-maven-4445386390) - Maven - San Jose, CA - $151,800.00

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