How Much Do Machine Learning Engineer Jobs Pay in Seattle? (November 2026)

How pay has moved

Median base salary by month, from our monthly salary snapshots.

Highest-paying employers

1. #1

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   Anthropic

   2 salaried listings in Seattle

   $550,000

   median
   Research Engineer / Performance Engineer, RL Distributed Systems$500k – $850k·San Francisco, CA Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Tokens$350k – $500k·New York City, NY
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2. #2

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   Airwallex

   2 salaried listings in Seattle

   $305,200

   median
   Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform$0k – $0k·US - SeattleSenior Software Engineer, Data Platform & AI Enablement$180k – $240k·US - Seattle
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3. #3

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   Snapchat

   7 salaried listings in Seattle

   $286,000

   median
   Director, Machine Learning Engineer, Content$334k – $500k·Palo Alto, CaliforniaPrincipal Machine Learning Engineer, Platform Integrity Engineering, Level 7$276k – $414k·Bellevue, WashingtonPrincipal Machine Learning Engineer, Signals and Measurement$276k – $414k·Bellevue, WashingtonManager, Machine Learning Engineering, Advertiser Experience ML$229k – $343k·Palo Alto, CaliforniaMachine Learning Engineer, Causal Inference, Level 5$209k – $313k·Los Angeles, California
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4. #4

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   Plaid

   5 salaried listings in Seattle

   $272,160

   median
   Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) - DFAI$249k – $368k·San Francisco HQ, Seattle Office, New York City OfficeData Science Manager - Fraud$216k – $329k·New York City Office, Seattle Office, San Francisco HQSenior Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) - Fraud$229k – $315k·New York City Office, Seattle Office, San Francisco HQSenior Machine Learning Engineer - Embedded Insights$229k – $315k·New York City Office, Seattle Office, San Francisco HQSenior Machine Learning Engineer - Fraud$229k – $315k·San Francisco HQ, Seattle Office, New York City Office
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5. #5

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   Pinterest

   10 salaried listings in Seattle

   $260,866

   median
   Director, Machine Learning Engineering, Ads Measurement$315k – $551k·San Francisco, CA, USStaff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Bidding & Pacing$223k – $390k·San Francisco, CA, USStaff Machine Learning Engineer, Shopping Ads$223k – $390k·San Francisco, CA, USStaff Machine Learning Engineer, Content Visual AI$189k – $390k·RemoteSr. Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering $190k – $332k·San Francisco, CA, US
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Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in Seattle; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.