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 1724 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Machine Learning Engineer salary lies between USD 160,000 and USD 253,200 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
- 1724
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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 | 2550 jobs Engineering | 2025 jobs Python | 1997 jobs ML models | 1535 jobs PyTorch | 1431 jobs Computer Science | 1430 jobs Pipelines | 1330 jobs TensorFlow | 1230 jobs AWS | 1141 jobs Research | 1113 jobs LLMs | 1056 jobs Architecture | 1010 jobs Deep Learning | 954 jobs Statistics | 795 jobs Testing | 784 jobs NLP | 699 jobs GCP | 681 jobs Generative AI | 676 jobs MLOps | 664 jobs Kubernetes | 656 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 | 2163 jobs Health care | 1090 jobs Equity / stock options | 949 jobs Flex hours | 659 jobs Salary bonus | 656 jobs Startup environment | 639 jobs Competitive pay | 545 jobs Flex vacation | 514 jobs Parental leave | 501 jobs Insurance | 434 jobs Team events | 420 jobs Medical leave | 411 jobs 401(k) matching | 315 jobs Wellness | 285 jobs Conferences | 175 jobs Transparency | 135 jobs Home office stipend | 116 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 103 jobs Relocation support | 84 jobs Flexible spending account | 74 jobsRelated salaries
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