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Remote Machine Learning Engineer Salary at AI Startups

Base pay from 112 open roles at 34 AI companies that list a salary range. Annual USD.

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25th percentile

$194K

Median

$240K

75th percentile

$276K

Percentiles use the midpoint of each posted range. Lowest posted $100K, highest $850K.

Pay by role

RoleCompanySalary range
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$500K–$850K
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
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
Staff Software Engineer, GTM AI Engineering Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WAAnthropic$320K–$405K
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
Senior Machine Learning Manager, Video Ranking Remote - United StatesReddit$266K–$372K
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Feed RelevanceRemote - United StatesReddit$266K–$372K
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, ML UnderstandingRemote - United StatesReddit$266K–$372K
Lead Machine Learning Engineer - ML Infrastructure Remote - USSamsara$200K–$358K
Machine Learning Engineer - AdsUS RemoteNextdoor$205K–$355K
Machine Learning Manager, Feed EcosystemsRemote - United StatesReddit$253K–$355K
Machine Learning Manager, Feed Relevance (Retrieval)Remote - United StatesReddit$253K–$355K
Engineering Manager, Machine Learning (Safety)San Francisco Bay Area (or Remote U.S.)Discord$272K–$340K
Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Consumer Revenue)San Francisco Bay Area or Remote (U.S.)Discord$272K–$340K
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Applied ScienceSan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$161K–$332K
Senior Manager, Machine LearningUnited States | RemoteUpstart$238K–$330K
Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML InfrastructureRemote, United StatesThumbtack$250K–$323K
Ads Conversion Modeling, Machine Learning Engineering ManagerRemote - United StatesReddit$230K–$322K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Creative EffectivenessRemote - United StatesReddit$230K–$322K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads ML EfficiencyRemote - United StatesReddit$230K–$322K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI SecurityRemote - United StatesReddit$230K–$322K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, App Ads ModelingRemote - United StatesReddit$230K–$322K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Consumer Remote - United StatesReddit$230K–$322K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, RetrievalRemote - United StatesReddit$230K–$322K
Staff Machine Learning Systems EngineerRemote - United StatesReddit$230K–$322K
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, ML-based ControlsRemote US & CanadaWaabi$241K–$320K
ML/AI - Supply ChainRemote - USSamsara$179K–$319K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Edge AIRemote - USSamsara$179K–$319K
Underwriting/Credit Model Risk Senior Manager - Machine LearningRemote USAffirm$255K–$315K
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Post TrainingRemote - USAAirbnb$248K–$310K
Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML PlatformRemoteAgility Robotics$197K–$307K
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Growth Platform EngineeringRemote - USAAirbnb$244K–$305K
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, TrustRemote - USAAirbnb$244K–$305K
Staff Technical Product Manager, Ads ML Platform Remote - United StatesReddit$217K–$304K
Senior Machine Learning EngineerRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$303K
Senior Machine Learning Systems EngineerRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$303K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer United States (Remote)Cresta$230K–$300K
Staff Software Engineer, AI/MLNew York, NY; Remote, US (Hub cities)Maven Clinic$220K–$300K
Staff/Principal Machine Learning EngineerUnited States | RemoteUpstart$221K–$300K
Director of Product, Machine Learning & Decisioning PlatformsUnited States | RemoteUpstart$216K–$299K
Staff Data Scientist - Risk MLSan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United StatesMercury Technologies$239K–$299K
AI EngineerRemote - USASocure$220K–$290K
Senior Machine Learning EngineerRemote - USSamsara$170K–$286K
Machine Learning Engineer, Core EngineeringSan Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US; Remote, USPinterest$139K–$286K
Machine Learning Engineer II, Responsible AISan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$139K–$286K
Machine Learning Engineer II, Visual AISan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$139K–$286K
Lead Machine Learning Engineer - LocalizationUSA - RemoteMay Mobility$235K–$285K
Staff Machine Learning ScientistRemoteFreenome$200K–$284K
Lead ML Engineer - MappingUSA - RemoteMay Mobility$225K–$275K
Lead ML/Perception EngineerUSA - RemoteMay Mobility$235K–$275K
Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML InfrastructureRemote, OntarioThumbtack$213K–$275K
Embedded AI Engineer, On-Device ModelsUSA - RemoteDeepgram$219K–$274K
Senior / Staff ML Ops EngineerRemote US & CanadaWaabi$184K–$272K
Sr. Manager, Software Engineering - Machine Learning SimulationsUnited States | RemoteUpstart$195K–$270K
Lead Machine Learning EngineerUSA - RemoteMay Mobility$220K–$270K
Lead ML Engineer - Lane & Route Network MappingUSA - RemoteMay Mobility$220K–$270K
Senior Machine Learning EngineerUnited States (Remote)Cresta$205K–$270K
Senior Engineering Manager - Machine Learning Data EnablementUnited States | RemoteUpstart$195K–$270K
Staff AI EngineerRemote, USATwin Health$250K–$265K
Underwriting/Credit Model Risk Senior Manager - Machine LearningRemote CanadaAffirm$201K–$261K
Staff Backend Engineer (Ruby), AI Engineering: DAP Repository FlowsRemote, Canada; Remote, United StatesGitLab$153K–$259K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer(Platform - Identity)Remote - USACoinbase$218K–$257K
Staff Machine Learning Engineer(Platform - Identity)Remote - USACoinbase$218K–$257K
Senior Machine Learning Engineer II, Ads Response PredictionUnited States - RemoteInstacart$240K–$254K
Senior Data Scientist - Risk MLSan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United StatesMercury Technologies$167K–$251K
Research Engineer, Machine Learning SystemsUSA - RemoteDeepgram$150K–$250K
Principal Machine Learning EngineerPlaya Vista, CA or Remote Thrive Market$175K–$250K
Senior / Staff ML Onboard Optimization EngineerRemote US & CanadaWaabi$141K–$249K
Senior / Staff ML Training Optimization EngineerRemote US & CanadaWaabi$141K–$249K
Staff Applied AI EngineerSan Francisco, CA or Remote (U.S.)Doximity$170K–$248K
Applied ML Engineer - Edge DevicesUSA - RemoteDeepgram$155K–$245K
Model Risk Management Lead, Machine LearningRemote USAffirm$185K–$245K
Sr. Software Engineer II - AI Engineering (Remote Eligible) -REMOTE, USA-Smartsheet$175K–$245K
Platform Engineer - AI/ML Infrastructure (Kubernetes & Terraform)USA - RemoteDeepgram$136K–$240K
Senior Software Engineer - Machine Learning PlatformUnited States | RemoteUpstart$167K–$230K
Senior Machine Learning Platform EngineerRemote - USACoinbase$191K–$225K
Machine Learning Engineer II (Underwriting ML)Remote USAffirm$165K–$225K
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, PaymentsRemote-USAAirbnb$191K–$223K
People Analytics AI EngineerRemote - SeattleSamsara$146K–$221K
Senior AI EngineerRemote, USATwin Health$200K–$220K
ML Ops Infrastructure EngineerUSA - RemoteDeepgram$160K–$220K
Senior ML Systems Engineer, InferenceRemote - USARunPod$150K–$220K
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, EconomistUnited States - RemoteInstacart$207K–$219K
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Operations ResearchUnited States - RemoteInstacart$207K–$219K
Staff Machine Learning Model Risk SpecialistUnited States | RemoteUpstart$157K–$218K
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Fraud)Remote CanadaAffirm$153K–$213K
Machine Learning Engineer II - Autonomous Driving Performance EvaluationUSA - RemoteMay Mobility$172K–$210K
Machine Learning Engineer II - Autonomous Driving Training InfrastructureUSA - RemoteMay Mobility$160K–$210K
Staff AI Engineer - USUnited States (Remote) Typeform$170K–$210K
Principal Solutions Architect - AI/ML - Services DeliveryUS-NC-RemoteSnowflake$160K–$210K
Senior Machine Learning EngineerRemote - United StatesSeatGeek$145K–$209K
Senior Machine Learning Operations EngineerSan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United StatesMercury Technologies$167K–$208K
Model Risk Management Lead, Machine LearningRemote CanadaAffirm$145K–$205K
Senior Product Manager II - Applied AI (Remote Eligible) -REMOTE, USA-Smartsheet$171K–$204K
Machine Learning Engineer III (Applied Research & Model Development)Boston (Onsite), New York (Onsite) Preferred, or RemotePathAI$131K–$200K
Backend Engineer, AI Engineering: Duo ChatRemote, Canada; Remote, United StatesGitLab$115K–$194K
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