Machine Learning Engineer Salary & Career Guide
What 739 live Machine Learning Engineer postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.
- Open roles
- 739
- Employers
- 443
- Remote
- 27%
- Typical pay
- $145k–300k
- Verified live (7d)
- 701
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD · pick a band to read the rest of this page for it
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | $150k | 51 |
| 3–5 years | $179k | 179 |
| 6–9 years | $182k | 98 |
| 10+ years | $220k | 43 |
What skills do machine learning engineer jobs ask for?
Across 707 machine learning engineer postings that named at least one skill
Python is named by 75% of the 707 machine learning engineer postings that name any skill. Large Language Models follows at 62%.
- 75%
- 62%
- 43%
- 31%
- 25%
- 20%
- 19%
- 17%
- 17%
- 16%
How much experience do machine learning engineer jobs ask for?
Minimum years named in the posting · 537 postings stated one
3–5 years is the most common minimum, named by 52% of the 537 machine learning engineer postings that state one.
- 13%
- 52%
- 25%
- 10%
Are machine learning engineer jobs remote?
Where the work is done · 503 postings stated one
38% of the 503 machine learning engineer postings that say where the work happens are remote, against 37% hybrid and 25% on-site.
- 38%
- 37%
- 25%
Do machine learning engineer jobs need a degree?
The floor the posting sets · 281 postings stated one
Bachelor's is the most common floor, set by 67% of the 281 machine learning engineer postings that state one. 14% ask for a doctorate.
- 0.4%
- 0.4%
- 67%
- 19%
- 14%
Employers hiring for this
Currently open
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Agent Eval PlatformPosted 52 days agovia smartrecruiters
- Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Agentic Systems - MoveworksPosted 53 days agovia smartrecruiters
- Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Agent Eval PlatformPosted 53 days agovia smartrecruiters
- AI Engineer IIIPosted 53 days agovia smartrecruiters
- Principal AI Engineer IIPosted 53 days agovia smartrecruiters