Salary for Senior-level / Expert Machine Learning Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Machine Learning Engineer during 2025 is USD 197,400

✏️ This salary info is based on 1668 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Machine Learning Engineer salary lies between USD 155,000 and USD 250,000 globally. 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
1668
Top 10%
$ 305,600
Top 25%
$ 250,000
Median
$ 197,400
Bottom 25%
$ 155,000
Bottom 10%
$ 125,000

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 Senior-level / Expert Machine Learning Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert 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 | 2255 jobs Python | 1784 jobs Engineering | 1784 jobs ML models | 1350 jobs PyTorch | 1279 jobs Computer Science | 1268 jobs Pipelines | 1174 jobs TensorFlow | 1097 jobs AWS | 1008 jobs Research | 993 jobs LLMs | 950 jobs Architecture | 888 jobs Deep Learning | 852 jobs Statistics | 706 jobs Testing | 685 jobs NLP | 635 jobs Generative AI | 605 jobs GCP | 602 jobs Kubernetes | 597 jobs MLOps | 597 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Machine Learning Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert 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 | 1919 jobs Health care | 970 jobs Equity / stock options | 855 jobs Flex hours | 583 jobs Startup environment | 579 jobs Salary bonus | 576 jobs Competitive pay | 489 jobs Flex vacation | 457 jobs Parental leave | 444 jobs Insurance | 384 jobs Medical leave | 370 jobs Team events | 367 jobs 401(k) matching | 283 jobs Wellness | 252 jobs Conferences | 155 jobs Transparency | 122 jobs Home office stipend | 99 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 94 jobs Relocation support | 75 jobs Flexible spending account | 68 jobs

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