How Much Do Remote Machine Learning Engineer Jobs Pay? (November 2026)
As of November 2026, the median Machine Learning Engineer salary for remote roles is $212,444 a year. Most roles pay between $156,862 and $289,530 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 131 live salaried listings across 55 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.
How pay has moved
Median base salary by month, from our monthly salary snapshots.
Highest-paying employers
- Sr. Manager, Machine Learning Engineering-Applied ResearchStaff Machine Learning EngineerManager II, Machine Learning Engineering-Content FoundationStaff Machine Learning EngineerStaff Machine Learning Engineer, Content Visual AIAll Pinterest roles →
- Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, GenAI PlatformSenior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Feed RelevanceSenior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, ML UnderstandingMachine Learning Manager, Feed EcosystemsMachine Learning Manager, Feed Relevance (Retrieval)All Reddit roles →
- Principal Machine Learning Engineer (Memory & Context)Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Agentic AIAll Zillow roles →
- All Cresta roles →
- Tech Lead Applied ScientistML/AI - Supply ChainStaff Machine Learning Engineer - Edge AISenior Machine Learning EngineerStaff Machine Learning Engineer - Edge AIAll Samsara roles →
Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings for remote roles; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.
Methodology: Machine Learning Engineer listings for remote roles with a published salary, updated daily. Figures come from roles that are open right now. Ranges and single figures are converted to an annual US-dollar midpoint; hourly rates are annualised and out-of-band values dropped. Salary data is self-reported by employers and covers the roles that disclose pay — treat it as a directional guide, not a guarantee.