IBM Machine Learning Engineer Salary

IQ Team
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IQ Team
Published March 24, 2022
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$140,611

Average Base Salary

$137,010

Average Total Compensation

Min: $84K
Max: $228K
Base Salary
Median: $133K
Mean (Average): $141K
Data points: 26
Min: $23K
Max: $350K
Total Compensation
Median: $136K
Mean (Average): $137K
Data points: 23
The average base salary for a Machine Learning Engineer at Ibm is $140,611
based on 26 data points.
Adjusting the average for more recent salary data points, the average recency weighted base salary is $140,235.

The estimated average total compensation is $137,010
based on 23 data points.
The average recency weighted total compensation is $133,990.

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Normalized IBM Machine Learning Engineer Salaries


Average total compensation
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Cost of living
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Years of experience
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The average base salary for Machine Learning Engineer at Ibm is in the top 49% compared to all other companies salaries.

The average base salary for Machine Learning Engineer at Ibm is $140,611 while the average Machine Learning Engineer base salary is $145,544.

If we normalize the salaries at Ibm by the cost of living, then the average base salary for Machine Learning Engineer at Ibm is in the top 58% compared to all other companies.

If we normalize the salaries at Ibm by the years of experience, then the average base salary for Machine Learning Engineer at Ibm is in the top 61% compared to all other companies.

IBM Machine Learning Engineer Salary by Seniority Levels

Manager*
$79K
$154K
Manager
Median: $117K
Mean (Average): $117K
Data points: 2
Senior
$143K
$228K
Senior
Median: $187K
Mean (Average): $190K
Data points: 7
Mid-Level
$91K
$202K
Mid-Level
Median: $130K
Mean (Average): $136K
Data points: 9
Entry Level*
$94K
$95K
Entry Level
Median: $94K
Mean (Average): $94K
Data points: 2
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Seniority can increase the pay of a Machine Learning Engineer at Ibm. Here are the base salaries of a Machine Learning Engineer at Ibm grouped into 4 seniority categories.

IBM Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Positions

Business Intelligence*
$78K
$191K
Business Intelligence
Median: $182K
Mean (Average): $147K
Data points: 3
Product Manager
$91K
$209K
Product Manager
Median: $140K
Mean (Average): $146K
Data points: 69
Machine Learning Engineer
$84K
$228K
Machine Learning Engineer
Median: $133K
Mean (Average): $141K
Data points: 26
Growth Marketing Analyst*
$140K
Growth Marketing Analyst
Median: $140K
Mean (Average): $140K
Data points: 2
Research Scientist
$94K
$165K
Research Scientist
Median: $134K
Mean (Average): $129K
Data points: 33
Software Engineer
$61K
$196K
Software Engineer
Median: $102K
Mean (Average): $113K
Data points: 1,202
Data Scientist
$72K
$167K
Data Scientist
Median: $105K
Mean (Average): $112K
Data points: 533
Data Analyst
$67K
$133K
Data Analyst
Median: $89K
Mean (Average): $98K
Data points: 72
Data Engineer
$63K
$116K
Data Engineer
Median: $79K
Mean (Average): $84K
Data points: 373
Business Analyst
$65K
$104K
Business Analyst
Median: $78K
Mean (Average): $81K
Data points: 671
Product Analyst
$56K
$94K
Product Analyst
Median: $77K
Mean (Average): $75K
Data points: 7
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Most data science positions fall under different position titles depending on the actual role.

From the graph we can see that on average the Business Intelligence role pays the most with a $146,826 base salary while the Product Analyst role on average pays the least with a $74,540 base salary.

Top Cities for IBM Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

San Francisco, CA
$140K
$226K
San Francisco, CA
Median: $190K
Mean (Average): $184K
Data points: 5
Raleigh, NC*
$158K
Raleigh, NC
Median: $158K
Mean (Average): $158K
Data points: 1
Austin, TX
$93K
$228K
Austin, TX
Median: $94K
Mean (Average): $138K
Data points: 6
Dallas, TX*
$95K
$181K
Dallas, TX
Median: $138K
Mean (Average): $138K
Data points: 2
New York, NY
$80K
$180K
New York, NY
Median: $144K
Mean (Average): $134K
Data points: 6
Seattle, WA*
$116K
$135K
Seattle, WA
Median: $121K
Mean (Average): $124K
Data points: 3
Zurich, Switzerland*
$118K
Zurich, Switzerland
Median: $118K
Mean (Average): $118K
Data points: 1
Toronto, Canada*
$83K
$93K
Toronto, Canada
Median: $88K
Mean (Average): $88K
Data points: 2
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

The Machine Learning Engineer salary in San Francisco, CA is the highest paying salary with a $184,000 average base salary. The Machine Learning Engineer salary in Toronto, Canada is the lowest paying salary with $88,164 average base salary.

IBM Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Companies

Netflix
$200K
$631K
Netflix
Median: $525K
Mean (Average): $455K
Data points: 6
Roku Inc.
$103K
$459K
Roku Inc.
Median: $173K
Mean (Average): $223K
Data points: 15
Cruise Automation, Inc.
$150K
$283K
Cruise Automation, Inc.
Median: $220K
Mean (Average): $211K
Data points: 28
Doordash
$185K
$210K
Doordash
Median: $205K
Mean (Average): $202K
Data points: 6
Waymo
$161K
$254K
Waymo
Median: $196K
Mean (Average): $200K
Data points: 14
Tiktok
$167K
$240K
Tiktok
Median: $200K
Mean (Average): $198K
Data points: 20
Zoox Inc.
$154K
$242K
Zoox Inc.
Median: $195K
Mean (Average): $195K
Data points: 8
Moveworks.Ai
$169K
$241K
Moveworks.Ai
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $195K
Data points: 6
Bloomberg Lp
$120K
$255K
Bloomberg Lp
Median: $205K
Mean (Average): $194K
Data points: 9
Levi Strauss & Co.
$175K
$225K
Levi Strauss & Co.
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $189K
Data points: 7
Meta
$120K
$260K
Meta
Median: $190K
Mean (Average): $188K
Data points: 213
Nvidia
$111K
$262K
Nvidia
Median: $190K
Mean (Average): $186K
Data points: 35
Intuit
$159K
$203K
Intuit
Median: $180K
Mean (Average): $183K
Data points: 10
Spotify
$120K
$250K
Spotify
Median: $170K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 47
Ibm
$84K
$228K
Ibm
Median: $133K
Mean (Average): $141K
Data points: 26
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The Machine Learning Engineer at Netflix salary is the highest paying salary with a $455,167 average base salary. The Machine Learning Engineer at Freshdesk salary is the lowest paying salary with $43,000 average base salary.
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