Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia during 2025

💰 The median Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Australia during 2025 is USD 210,000

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The average Machine Learning Engineer salary lies between USD 130,000 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
14
Top 10%
$ 325,000
Top 25%
$ 285,000
Median
$ 210,000
Bottom 25%
$ 130,000
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 | 3796 jobs Python | 2968 jobs Engineering | 2950 jobs ML models | 2204 jobs Computer Science | 2139 jobs PyTorch | 2035 jobs Pipelines | 1887 jobs TensorFlow | 1718 jobs Research | 1628 jobs AWS | 1604 jobs LLMs | 1481 jobs Architecture | 1351 jobs Deep Learning | 1347 jobs Statistics | 1166 jobs NLP | 1088 jobs Testing | 1088 jobs GCP | 962 jobs MLOps | 962 jobs Azure | 930 jobs Generative AI | 923 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 | 3125 jobs Health care | 1538 jobs Equity / stock options | 1284 jobs Flex hours | 937 jobs Startup environment | 926 jobs Salary bonus | 818 jobs Competitive pay | 780 jobs Parental leave | 679 jobs Flex vacation | 673 jobs Team events | 617 jobs Insurance | 598 jobs Medical leave | 596 jobs 401(k) matching | 402 jobs Wellness | 382 jobs Conferences | 255 jobs Transparency | 198 jobs Home office stipend | 158 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 143 jobs Relocation support | 137 jobs Fitness / gym | 105 jobs

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