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Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28

Machine Learning Engineer salary at AI companies, 2026

88 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.

By company

The companies posting this role most often first.

CompanyRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Waymo27$213k$263k$238k$310k
Wayve5$312k$382k$341k$460k
OpenAI4$362k$454k$416k$555k
Zoox4$240k$328k$284k$389k
May Mobility4$196k$240k$218k$285k

By level

LevelRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Staff+21$251k$310k$280k$389k
Lead / Manager4$230k$278k$252k$310k
Unspecified30$180k$286k$246k$440k
Senior33$213k$263k$238k$350k

By region

RegionRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
US73$213k$280k$241k$389k
Remote15$200k$270k$238k$399k

Highest posted Machine Learning Engineer ranges

One row per company.

CompanyRoleRangeLocation
OpenAIMachine Learning Engineer, Monetization AI/ML$381k to $555kSan Francisco
WayvePrincipal Machine Learning Engineer, Geometric Vision$407k to $460kSunnyvale, California USA
WaymoSenior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, LLM/VLM Model Architecture & Optimization$298k to $368kMountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, C

Titles are normalised (seniority words and team suffixes removed) so postings for the same role group together. All functions and companies. Open roles: Machine Learning Engineer jobs at AI companies.

New engineering roles at AI companies, every Monday. The week's openings in this function across 286 companies, plus the weekly index. Free.

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