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

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Machine Learning Engineer during 2025 is USD 194,870

✏️ This salary info is based on 366 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Machine Learning Engineer salary lies between USD 147,840 and USD 244,000 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
366
Top 10%
$ 305,600
Top 25%
$ 244,000
Median
$ 194,870
Bottom 25%
$ 147,840
Bottom 10%
$ 116,500

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 | 552 jobs Python | 429 jobs Engineering | 415 jobs ML models | 329 jobs Computer Science | 320 jobs PyTorch | 305 jobs Pipelines | 275 jobs Research | 259 jobs TensorFlow | 249 jobs LLMs | 231 jobs Deep Learning | 229 jobs AWS | 224 jobs Architecture | 192 jobs Statistics | 192 jobs Testing | 153 jobs NLP | 139 jobs GCP | 133 jobs Scikit-learn | 132 jobs Kubernetes | 132 jobs Privacy | 132 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 | 468 jobs Health care | 227 jobs Equity / stock options | 200 jobs Salary bonus | 142 jobs Flex hours | 139 jobs Startup environment | 135 jobs Competitive pay | 116 jobs Flex vacation | 105 jobs Team events | 99 jobs Parental leave | 98 jobs Medical leave | 82 jobs Insurance | 82 jobs 401(k) matching | 62 jobs Wellness | 60 jobs Conferences | 43 jobs Home office stipend | 30 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 26 jobs Relocation support | 20 jobs Transparency | 18 jobs Fitness / gym | 11 jobs

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