Machine learning engineer salary ranges for remote US roles
What open ML & AI postings for remote US roles say they pay: the top and the low end of the range each one states, in yearly dollars.
By level
How far the posted top moves from one level to the next, for ML & AI for remote US roles.
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Junior71 postings$31,000$31k–$31k
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Senior352 postings$220,000$180k–$254k
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Staff and principal189 postings$279,000$236k–$322k
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Manager and above83 postings$290,000$240k–$339k
Best-paying companies for remote US roles
Ranked by the median top of their open ML & AI postings for remote US roles, among companies with at least three that state pay.
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Anthropic5 with pay$850,000$850k–$850k
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Netflix19 with pay$750,000$720k–$750k
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Thinking Machines Lab5 with pay$475,000$475k–$475k
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Applied Intuition17 with pay$423,000$260k–$423k
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Lumalabs Ai6 with pay$423,000$395k–$450k
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Wayve10 with pay$407,000$389k–$420k
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Character3 with pay$400,000$375k–$400k
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Normal Computing Corporation3 with pay$400,000$400k–$400k
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Luma3 with pay$395,000$395k–$395k
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Pinterest9 with pay$390,000$286k–$390k
Machine learning engineer pay by place
The same work in every place with enough postings, highest median first; Remote is marked.
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SF Bay Area1,820 postings$288,000$242k–$350k
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New York579 postings$250,000$213k–$300k
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All of the US5,579 postings$247,000$195k–$300k
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Seattle472 postings$242,000$194k–$301k
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Remote1,108 postings$240,000$185k–$300k
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Austin73 postings$239,000$193k–$261k
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Boston166 postings$220,000$180k–$258k
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Washington DC102 postings$220,000$190k–$263k
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Los Angeles74 postings$210,000$180k–$250k
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San Diego68 postings$209,000$182k–$239k
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Atlanta30 postings$204,000$171k–$246k
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Denver35 postings$195,000$160k–$232k
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Chicago62 postings$190,000$151k–$225k
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Dallas56 postings$187,000$155k–$228k
Using these numbers
- Before you apply, check where the posting's own range sits against the middle half here. A range far below it is worth a question before you spend an afternoon on the application.
- When they ask what you expect, a figure inside the middle half for your level is one the market has already posted. Name the top of the posting's range if your experience matches what it asks for.
- Remember what a top is: the most a company says it may pay for the role. Offers land anywhere in the range, and equity and bonus are not in it.
Questions
How much do machine learning engineer jobs pay for remote US roles?
Open ML & AI postings for remote US roles that state pay post a median top of $240,000 a year; the middle half runs from $185,000 to $300,000, and the median low end of the ranges is $166,000. That is from 1,108 postings as of October 14, 2026.
How does the pay change with level?
For ML & AI postings for remote US roles, the median posted top is $31,000 for junior, $220,000 for senior, $279,000 for staff and principal, $290,000 for manager and above.
Which companies post the most for ML & AI for remote US roles?
Among companies with at least three postings that state pay, Anthropic ($850,000), Netflix ($750,000), Thinking Machines Lab ($475,000) post the highest median tops.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the pay ranges employers state in their own open job postings, which DonutApply reads from company job boards and public job feeds every day. They are what a company says it may pay for the role, not salaries anyone reported.
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