Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Machine Learning Engineer in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Machine Learning Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 173,040
✏️ This salary info is based on 582 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate Machine Learning Engineer salary lies between USD 135,000 and USD 230,000 in the United States. 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
- Mid-level / Intermediate
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 582
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Top 20 Job Tags for Mid-level / Intermediate Machine Learning Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate 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 | 718 jobs Python | 599 jobs Engineering | 566 jobs ML models | 444 jobs Computer Science | 425 jobs PyTorch | 384 jobs Pipelines | 384 jobs AWS | 331 jobs Research | 316 jobs TensorFlow | 300 jobs Deep Learning | 254 jobs Architecture | 252 jobs LLMs | 249 jobs Statistics | 232 jobs NLP | 230 jobs Testing | 216 jobs GCP | 207 jobs Scikit-learn | 193 jobs MLOps | 193 jobs SQL | 192 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Machine Learning Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate 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 | 569 jobs Health care | 261 jobs Equity / stock options | 216 jobs Flex hours | 164 jobs Startup environment | 152 jobs Competitive pay | 148 jobs Flex vacation | 116 jobs Parental leave | 115 jobs Medical leave | 112 jobs Team events | 111 jobs Insurance | 106 jobs Salary bonus | 104 jobs 401(k) matching | 55 jobs Wellness | 54 jobs Conferences | 42 jobs Transparency | 32 jobs Home office stipend | 26 jobs Relocation support | 25 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 25 jobs Gear | 20 jobsRelated salaries
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