Salary for Senior-level / Expert Machine Learning Engineer in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Machine Learning Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 200,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 1520 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Machine Learning Engineer salary lies between USD 160,000 and USD 255,000 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
- Senior-level / Expert
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 1520
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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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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, Engineering and Python. 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 | 2206 jobs Engineering | 1746 jobs Python | 1740 jobs ML models | 1321 jobs PyTorch | 1248 jobs Computer Science | 1239 jobs Pipelines | 1142 jobs TensorFlow | 1071 jobs AWS | 981 jobs Research | 971 jobs LLMs | 925 jobs Architecture | 869 jobs Deep Learning | 835 jobs Statistics | 686 jobs Testing | 667 jobs NLP | 622 jobs Generative AI | 593 jobs GCP | 590 jobs Kubernetes | 585 jobs MLOps | 581 jobsTop 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 | 1879 jobs Health care | 951 jobs Equity / stock options | 846 jobs Startup environment | 571 jobs Salary bonus | 569 jobs Flex hours | 568 jobs Competitive pay | 480 jobs Flex vacation | 447 jobs Parental leave | 432 jobs Insurance | 378 jobs Medical leave | 363 jobs Team events | 361 jobs 401(k) matching | 275 jobs Wellness | 247 jobs Conferences | 153 jobs Transparency | 120 jobs Home office stipend | 97 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 93 jobs Relocation support | 75 jobs Flexible spending account | 66 jobsRelated salaries
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