Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia during 2025

💰 The median Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia during 2025 is USD 235,000

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The average Machine Learning Engineer salary lies between USD 123,734 and USD 285,000 in Australia. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Machine Learning Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
Australia
Salary year
2025
Sample size
12
Top 10%
$ 325,000
Top 25%
$ 285,000
Median
$ 235,000
Bottom 25%
$ 123,734
Bottom 10%
$ 110,291

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Machine Learning Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Machine Learning Engineer job listings are Machine Learning, Python and Engineering. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Machine Learning | 3250 jobs Python | 2552 jobs Engineering | 2513 jobs ML models | 1888 jobs Computer Science | 1840 jobs PyTorch | 1739 jobs Pipelines | 1583 jobs TensorFlow | 1465 jobs Research | 1397 jobs AWS | 1346 jobs LLMs | 1266 jobs Architecture | 1151 jobs Deep Learning | 1146 jobs Statistics | 997 jobs NLP | 944 jobs Testing | 919 jobs GCP | 823 jobs MLOps | 801 jobs Generative AI | 795 jobs Azure | 792 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Machine Learning Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Machine Learning Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 2686 jobs Health care | 1308 jobs Equity / stock options | 1119 jobs Startup environment | 793 jobs Flex hours | 786 jobs Salary bonus | 699 jobs Competitive pay | 673 jobs Parental leave | 573 jobs Flex vacation | 562 jobs Team events | 532 jobs Medical leave | 506 jobs Insurance | 503 jobs 401(k) matching | 345 jobs Wellness | 325 jobs Conferences | 209 jobs Transparency | 165 jobs Home office stipend | 134 jobs Relocation support | 126 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 124 jobs Fitness / gym | 93 jobs

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