Manager Machine Learning Engineer Salary

IQ Team
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IQ Team
Published March 24, 2022
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$174,753

Average Base Salary

$189,171

Average Total Compensation

Min: $78K
Max: $251K
Base Salary
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $175K
Data points: 152
Min: $4K
Max: $503K
Total Compensation
Median: $149K
Mean (Average): $189K
Data points: 112
The average base salary for a Manager Machine Learning Engineer is $174,753
based on 152 data points.
Adjusting the average for more recent salary data points, the average recency weighted base salary is $174,130.

The estimated average total compensation is $189,171
based on 112 data points.
The average recency weighted total compensation is $186,409.

Manager Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Seniority Levels

Executive*
$126K
$158K
Executive
Median: $142K
Mean (Average): $142K
Data points: 2
Manager
$78K
$251K
Manager
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $175K
Data points: 152
Senior
$77K
$255K
Senior
Median: $170K
Mean (Average): $169K
Data points: 966
Mid-Level
$65K
$200K
Mid-Level
Median: $140K
Mean (Average): $137K
Data points: 864
Entry Level
$65K
$176K
Entry Level
Median: $123K
Mean (Average): $121K
Data points: 177
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Seniority can increase the pay of a Machine Learning Engineer. Here are the base salaries of a Machine Learning Engineer grouped into 5 seniority categories.

Manager Machine Learning Engineer Salary Compared to other Positions

Product Analyst*
$242K
Product Analyst
Median: $242K
Mean (Average): $242K
Data points: 1
Research Scientist
$88K
$242K
Research Scientist
Median: $228K
Mean (Average): $199K
Data points: 20
Software Engineer
$85K
$266K
Software Engineer
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 5,129
Machine Learning Engineer
$78K
$251K
Machine Learning Engineer
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $175K
Data points: 152
Product Manager
$90K
$240K
Product Manager
Median: $155K
Mean (Average): $160K
Data points: 2,728
Data Scientist
$77K
$220K
Data Scientist
Median: $138K
Mean (Average): $142K
Data points: 822
Data Engineer
$89K
$212K
Data Engineer
Median: $132K
Mean (Average): $137K
Data points: 509
Data Analyst
$72K
$195K
Data Analyst
Median: $125K
Mean (Average): $128K
Data points: 326
Growth Marketing Analyst
$74K
$190K
Growth Marketing Analyst
Median: $127K
Mean (Average): $126K
Data points: 130
Business Intelligence
$65K
$192K
Business Intelligence
Median: $124K
Mean (Average): $125K
Data points: 238
Business Analyst
$65K
$165K
Business Analyst
Median: $103K
Mean (Average): $106K
Data points: 582
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 Product Analyst role pays the most with a $242,000 base salary while the Business Analyst role on average pays the least with a $106,384 base salary.

Top Cities for Manager Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

Pittsburgh, PA*
$211K
$227K
Pittsburgh, PA
Median: $219K
Mean (Average): $219K
Data points: 2
San Francisco, CA
$160K
$258K
San Francisco, CA
Median: $222K
Mean (Average): $214K
Data points: 53
Los Angeles, CA*
$97K
$257K
Los Angeles, CA
Median: $203K
Mean (Average): $188K
Data points: 4
Washington, DC
$128K
$216K
Washington, DC
Median: $197K
Mean (Average): $183K
Data points: 6
Boston, MA*
$157K
$205K
Boston, MA
Median: $172K
Mean (Average): $179K
Data points: 3
New York, NY
$73K
$262K
New York, NY
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $171K
Data points: 13
Chicago, IL*
$147K
$188K
Chicago, IL
Median: $168K
Mean (Average): $168K
Data points: 2
Raleigh, NC*
$159K
$174K
Raleigh, NC
Median: $167K
Mean (Average): $167K
Data points: 2
Seattle, WA
$98K
$226K
Seattle, WA
Median: $160K
Mean (Average): $164K
Data points: 32
Austin, TX
$110K
$224K
Austin, TX
Median: $143K
Mean (Average): $164K
Data points: 5
Portland, OR*
$142K
$175K
Portland, OR
Median: $159K
Mean (Average): $159K
Data points: 2
Denver, CO*
$155K
Denver, CO
Median: $155K
Mean (Average): $155K
Data points: 1
Dallas, TX*
$155K
Dallas, TX
Median: $155K
Mean (Average): $155K
Data points: 1
Phoenix, AZ*
$146K
$160K
Phoenix, AZ
Median: $159K
Mean (Average): $155K
Data points: 3
Tampa, FL*
$145K
Tampa, FL
Median: $145K
Mean (Average): $145K
Data points: 1
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The Machine Learning Engineer salary in Pittsburgh, PA is the highest paying salary with a $219,000 average base salary. The Machine Learning Engineer salary in Moscow, Russia is the lowest paying salary with $56,500 average base salary.

Top Companies for Manager Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

Bytedance Inc.*
$300K
Bytedance Inc.
Median: $300K
Mean (Average): $300K
Data points: 1
Nvidia*
$265K
Nvidia
Median: $265K
Mean (Average): $265K
Data points: 1
Netflix*
$260K
Netflix
Median: $260K
Mean (Average): $260K
Data points: 1
Square*
$251K
Square
Median: $251K
Mean (Average): $251K
Data points: 1
Pinterest*
$250K
Pinterest
Median: $250K
Mean (Average): $250K
Data points: 1
Salesforce*
$250K
Salesforce
Median: $250K
Mean (Average): $250K
Data points: 1
Accenture*
$240K
Accenture
Median: $240K
Mean (Average): $240K
Data points: 1
Meta
$142K
$306K
Meta
Median: $240K
Mean (Average): $238K
Data points: 13
Ebay*
$237K
Ebay
Median: $237K
Mean (Average): $237K
Data points: 1
Aurora*
$228K
Aurora
Median: $228K
Mean (Average): $228K
Data points: 1
Levi Strauss & Co.*
$225K
Levi Strauss & Co.
Median: $225K
Mean (Average): $225K
Data points: 2
Spotify*
$210K
$231K
Spotify
Median: $225K
Mean (Average): $222K
Data points: 3
Apple
$167K
$244K
Apple
Median: $205K
Mean (Average): $208K
Data points: 24
Google
$76K
$218K
Google
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $144K
Data points: 9
Amazon
$73K
$185K
Amazon
Median: $155K
Mean (Average): $143K
Data points: 29
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The Machine Learning Engineer at Bytedance Inc. salary is the highest paying salary with a $300,000 average base salary. The Machine Learning Engineer at Samsung Electronics salary is the lowest paying salary with $41,000 average base salary.
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