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Machine Learning Engineer salary at AI companies, 2026
89 open Machine Learning Engineer roles at 5 AI companies publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $213k to $270k; the 90th percentile of posted maximums is $399k. From the companies' own postings, refreshed every 6 hours.
Every one of the 9,204 posted ranges at 215 AI companies, as a spreadsheet-ready CSV: the AI Salary Report, US$29 once. Tables by company, by role title, by function and level, by region and by currency, and the 100 highest ranges. Refreshed four times a day for 12 months from purchase. See 20 sample rows first. Your company or role missing? Reply to the receipt and it is refunded. One payment in US dollars, nothing renews; sold by 2542038 Alberta Ltd., trading as AI Hiring Index.
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The companies posting this role most often first.
| Company | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waymo | 27 | $213k | $263k | $238k | $310k |
| Wayve | 5 | $312k | $382k | $341k | $460k |
| OpenAI | 4 | $362k | $454k | $416k | $555k |
| Zoox | 4 | $240k | $328k | $284k | $389k |
| May Mobility | 4 | $196k | $240k | $218k | $285k |
10 more companies posting Machine Learning Engineer ranges, with medians by level, in the AI Salary Report, US$29 once.
By level
| Level | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff+ | 21 | $251k | $310k | $280k | $389k |
| Senior | 31 | $213k | $263k | $238k | $305k |
| Unspecified | 36 | $180k | $274k | $236k | $440k |
By region
| Region | Roles | Median low | Median high | Median midpoint | 90th pct high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 78 | $213k | $284k | $244k | $400k |
| Remote | 11 | $175k | $230k | $202k | $285k |
Highest posted Machine Learning Engineer ranges
One row per company.
| Company | Role | Range | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Machine Learning Engineer, Monetization AI/ML | $381k to $555k | San Francisco |
| Wayve | Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Geometric Vision | $407k to $460k | Sunnyvale, California USA |
| Waymo | Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, LLM/VLM Model Architecture & Optimization | $298k to $368k | Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco… |
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