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Machine Learning Engineer Salary at AI Startups

Base pay from 676 open roles at 143 AI companies that list a salary range. Annual USD.

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25th percentile

$198K

Median

$245K

75th percentile

$285K

Percentiles use the midpoint of each posted range. Lowest posted $40K, highest $850K.

Pay by role

RoleCompanySalary range
Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WAAnthropic$500K–$850K
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning) San Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$500K–$850K
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$500K–$850K
Software Engineer, ML NetworkingSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WAAnthropic$280K–$850K
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning San Jose, CaliforniaRoku$370K–$574K
Machine Learning Engineer, Monetization AI/MLSan FranciscoOpenAI$381K–$555K
Director, Machine Learning Engineering, Ads MeasurementSan Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, USPinterest$315K–$551K
Director, Machine Learning Engineering, Ads QualityPalo Alto, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, USPinterest$315K–$551K
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads DeliverySan Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, USPinterest$315K–$551K
Enterprise Applied AI LeaderSan FranciscoMercor$300K–$520K
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, SearchSan Jose, CaliforniaRoku$361K–$510K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ad ServingNew York, New YorkRoku$195K–$510K
Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Safeguards ResearchSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$350K–$500K
ML/Research Engineer, SafeguardsSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$350K–$500K
Training: ML Framework EngineerSan FranciscoOpenAI$295K–$500K
Machine Learning Data Scientist, ForecastingSan FranciscoOpenAI$340K–$500K
Software Engineer, Systems & Platform Applied AISan FranciscoMercor$220K–$500K
Software Engineer, Applied AI - Frontier EngineeringSan FranciscoMercor$160K–$500K
Machine Learning Engineer, Frontier Data ProductsSan FranciscoMercor$160K–$500K
Software Engineer, Machine LearningSan FranciscoMercor$160K–$500K
Software Engineer, Applied AI - Frontier Engineering (NYC)New York CityMercor$160K–$500K
Tech Lead, Systems & Platform Applied AISan FranciscoMercor$250K–$500K
Lead Machine Learning Inference Engineer, AdvertisingSan Jose, CaliforniaRoku$247K–$486K
Software Engineer, Staff: Applied AI, Science & EngineeringNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WAAnthropic$405K–$485K
Staff+ Site Reliability Engineer, Safeguards ML InfraSan Francisco, CAAnthropic$320K–$485K
Staff+ Software Engineer, Account Abuse (Machine Learning)San Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$320K–$485K
Staff+ Software Engineer, ML Inference PathSan Francisco, CAAnthropic$320K–$485K
Staff+ Software Engineer, ML Sampling PathSan Francisco, CAAnthropic$320K–$485K
Machine Learning Engineer, Core ExperimentationSeattleOpenAI$437K–$485K
Sr. Manager, Machine Learning Engineering, Ads Measurement Products San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$228K–$469K
Sr. Manager, Machine Learning Engineering-Applied ResearchSan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$228K–$469K
Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - DiscoverySan Mateo, CA, United StatesRoblox$419K–$458K
Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning Systems – EconomySan Mateo, CA, United StatesRoblox$397K–$456K
Engineering Manager, Machine LearningSan Francisco, CaliforniaSentry$220K–$450K
Software Engineer, Monetization ML InfrastructureSan FranciscoOpenAI$347K–$445K
Principal Machine Learning Engineer (Platform & Integrations)- League of LegendsLos Angeles, USARiot Games$292K–$438K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ad ServingBoston, MassachusettsRoku$196K–$435K
Principal Software Engineer, Machine LearningSan Francisco, CAAttentive$350K–$430K
Principal Software Engineer, Machine LearningNew York, NYAttentive$350K–$430K
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Product ML InfrastructurePalo Alto, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, USPinterest$245K–$429K
Machine Learning Engineer, API MulticloudSan FranciscoOpenAI$223K–$423K
Senior Staff Engineer, ML Ops (R4941)San Mateo, CaliforniaShield AI$280K–$420K
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, 3D Geometric VisionSunnyvale, California USAWayve$370K–$420K
Applied Scientist / Machine Learning EngineerSunnyvale, California USAWayve$312K–$420K
Machine Learning Scientist/EngineerSunnyvale, California USAWayve$311K–$420K
Machine Learning Software EngineerSunnyvale, California USAWayve$312K–$420K
Staff Applied Machine Learning Engineer - Intelligent Data, Signals & SystemsBay Area, CA, United States of AmericaBlock$277K–$415K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Modeling), SupportSeattle, WA, United States of AmericaBlock$277K–$415K
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, TEAMSan Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NYDoorDash$282K–$415K
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Agentic AI Platform (Ads Ranking) Remote - United StatesReddit$293K–$410K
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, GenAI PlatformRemote - United StatesReddit$293K–$410K
Senior Staff Machine Learning Systems Engineer, Ads ML PlatformRemote - United StatesReddit$293K–$410K
Manager, Applied AI Engineering (Megas) San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WAAnthropic$320K–$405K
Staff Software Engineer, GTM AI Engineering Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WAAnthropic$320K–$405K
Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth EngineeringSan FranciscoOpenAI$266K–$405K
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Applied AI)San FranciscoPerplexity$220K–$405K
Member of Technical Staff (ML Engineer, Recommendations & User Modeling)San FranciscoPerplexity$220K–$405K
Member of Technical Staff (Applied AI Engineer, Agent Capabilities)San FranciscoPerplexity$220K–$405K
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Content PlatformNew York, NYSpotify$281K–$402K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Financial ProductsSan FranciscoAdyen$297K–$401K
Applied AI, Research Engineer San Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$300K–$400K
Machine Learning EngineerSan Francisco, CA & New York, NYGoodfire$200K–$400K
Helix AI Engineer, AndroidSan Jose, CAFigure AI$200K–$400K
Helix AI Engineer, Backend San Jose, CAFigure AI$200K–$400K
Helix AI Engineer, Data Infrastructure San Jose, CAFigure AI$150K–$400K
Helix AI Engineer, Localization and MappingSan Jose, CAFigure AI$200K–$400K
Helix AI Engineer, PerceptionSan Jose, CAFigure AI$200K–$400K
Helix AI Engineer, Training PerformanceSan Jose, CAFigure AI$200K–$400K
Helix AI Engineer, Video PretrainingSan Jose, CAFigure AI$200K–$400K
Helix AI Engineer, XRSan Jose, CAFigure AI$200K–$400K
Engineering Manager, Applied AISan FranciscoMercor$250K–$400K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AISan Francisco, CaliforniaSentry$240K–$400K
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Alt DefenseSan Mateo, CA, United StatesRoblox$329K–$399K
Senior Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Communication Safety San Mateo, CA, United StatesRoblox$345K–$399K
Machine Learning Engineer, Multimodal Perception and AuthenticationSan FranciscoOpenAI$342K–$399K
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads & Promos DeliverySunnyvale, CADoorDash$269K–$395K
Staff ML Performance EngineerSunnyvale, California USAWayve$370K–$395K
Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Application SoftwareSunnyvale, California USAWayve$370K–$395K
Machine Learning ScientistBostonSuno Studio$207K–$395K
Manager II, Machine Learning – Conversion VisibilitySeattle, WA, US; Remote, USPinterest$189K–$390K
Manager II, Machine Learning Engineering-Content FoundationSan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, CA, USPinterest$223K–$390K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Bidding & PacingSan Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, USPinterest$223K–$390K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Conversion Core ModelingSan Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, USPinterest$223K–$390K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Shopping AdsSan Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, USPinterest$223K–$390K
Staff / Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AV CoreSunnyvale, California USAWayve$312K–$389K
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Vision ModelsSunnyvale, California USAWayve$312K–$389K
Expression of Interest: Machine Learning EngineerMenlo Park, California, United States; New York, New York, United States; Seattle, Washington, United StatesMoloco$200K–$386K
Applied AI Engineer, Codex Core AgentSan FranciscoOpenAI$230K–$385K
Senior / Principal ML Scientist, Foundation Models for Life SciencesSan Francisco, CA USALila Sciences$268K–$384K
Senior/Principal ML Scientist, Translational BiologySan Francisco, CA USALila Sciences$268K–$384K
Lead, ML Data Operations San FranciscoSuno Studio$241K–$383K
Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Content DiscoverySan FranciscoSuno Studio$241K–$383K
Applied AI Architect, Partnerships San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WAAnthropic$275K–$380K
Manager Applied AI Architecture, Financial ServicesNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$315K–$380K
Manager Applied AI Architecture, Healthcare & Life SciencesNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$315K–$380K
Manager of Applied AI Architecture, CommercialSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$315K–$380K
Manager of Applied AI Architecture, StartupsSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$315K–$380K
Software Engineer, ML Systems & Training ArchitectureSan FranciscoOpenAI$295K–$380K
Principal Frontend AI Engineer - Cortex CodeUS-CA-Menlo ParkSnowflake$264K–$380K
Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, AgentsSan Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NYScale AI$302K–$378K
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