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Staff Machine Learning Engineer Salary

How much does a staff machine learning engineer make? Real compensation data updated February 2026.

$218,632
Average Min
$305,669
Average Max
$306,000
Median Salary
$469,147
Top Salary
Entry level: $257,419
Senior level: $350,000
Top earners: $400,000

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Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

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2

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3

Staff Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer - Listing Quality

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4

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6

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Staff Machine Learning Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How staff machine learning engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$305,669
average max salary
Range: $218,632 - $305,669
Based on 90 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Staff Machine Learning Engineers

Companies offering the highest staff machine learning engineer salaries based on their job listings.

1

StubHub

3 staff machine learning engineer jobs

$300,000 - $350,000
salary range
2

Spotify

2 staff machine learning engineer jobs

$264,641 - $378,058
salary range
3

XPENG

8 staff machine learning engineer jobs

$233,318 - $394,845
salary range
4

Attentive

2 staff machine learning engineer jobs

$288,000 - $330,000
salary range
5

Discord

4 staff machine learning engineer jobs

$288,000 - $324,000
salary range
6

Pinterest

7 staff machine learning engineer jobs

$213,903 - $394,863
salary range
7

EarnIn

2 staff machine learning engineer jobs

$272,700 - $333,300
salary range
8

Waymo

2 staff machine learning engineer jobs

$259,500 - $329,000
salary range
9

Faire

4 staff machine learning engineer jobs

$228,000 - $313,500
salary range
10

Quizlet 2

3 staff machine learning engineer jobs

$214,053 - $301,167
salary range

Staff Machine Learning Engineer Salary by Region

Compare staff machine learning engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

54 jobs

$226,555 - $322,377
salary range

Worldwide

36 jobs

$206,747 - $280,607
salary range

Staff Machine Learning Engineer Salary by Industry

How staff machine learning engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Data

75 jobs

$220,791 - $306,674
salary range

Engineering

15 jobs

$207,835 - $300,645
salary range

Recent Staff Machine Learning Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest staff machine learning engineer job postings with published compensation.

Senior Staff Machine Learning Platform Engineer

Faire • Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; San Francisco, CA; Toronto, ON

$268,000 - $368,500

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Monetization & Decision Systems

Quizlet 2 • San Francisco, CA

$190,000 - $274,500

Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning

Cleerly • New York, New York, United States

$175,000 - $201,000

Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Attentive • United States

$288,000 - $330,000

Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Quality

Instacart • USA - Remote

$308,000 - $342,000

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI Product and Platform

Betterup • Remote

$228,000 - $313,500
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual staff machine learning engineer job postings.

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