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Machine Learning Engineer Salary 2026

ML engineers build and deploy machine learning systems at scale.

Last updated: Live ECB Rates (2026-11-03)

United States · Annual Salary 2026

25th Percentile

$113k

Entry level

Median

$161k

Market rate

75th Percentile

$250k

Senior level

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Machine Learning Engineer Salary by Country

Salaries converted to local currency using real-time market rates. Cost of Living (CoL) index shown to help compare true purchasing power.

Cost of Living (CoL) Index is benchmarked against the US baseline (100). A CoL of 50 means living expenses are ~50% lower than in the United States.

<40 · Very affordable40–70 · Moderate70–100 · Expensive100+ · Very expensive
  • United States
    CoL 100≈$161k US buying power
    $161,000USD
  • United Kingdom
    CoL 82≈$98k US buying power
    £60,026GBP
  • Germany
    CoL 68≈$128k US buying power
    €77,770EUR
  • France
    CoL 74≈$100k US buying power
    €66,249EUR
  • Netherlands
    CoL 76≈$110k US buying power
    €74,890EUR
  • Switzerland
    CoL 122≈$123k US buying power
    CHF 122,768CHF
  • Ireland
    CoL 78≈$114k US buying power
    €79,211EUR
  • Canada
    CoL 74≈$141k US buying power
    CA$146,248CAD
  • Australia
    CoL 72≈$139k US buying power
    A$142,932AUD
  • Singapore
    CoL 85≈$102k US buying power
    SGD 111,388SGD
  • UAE
    CoL 62≈$130k US buying power
    AED 295,435AED
  • India
    CoL 26≈$81k US buying power
    ₹1,983,118INR
  • Pakistan
    CoL 20≈$40k US buying power
    PKR 2,237,900PKR
  • Nigeria
    CoL 30≈$32k US buying power
    NGN 14,973,000NGN
  • Kenya
    CoL 34≈$38k US buying power
    KES 1,970,640KES
  • South Africa
    CoL 38≈$76k US buying power
    ZAR 482,166ZAR
  • Brazil
    CoL 38≈$85k US buying power
    R$176,887BRL
  • Mexico
    CoL 42≈$84k US buying power
    MX$658,720MXN
  • Philippines
    CoL 34≈$47k US buying power
    ₱1,021,722PHP
  • Malaysia
    CoL 40≈$64k US buying power
    MYR 105,024MYR

Low = 25th percentile · Bold = Median · High = 75th percentile · CoL = Cost of Living Index (US = 100)

Skills That Increase Machine Learning Engineer Salary

Certifications and specialized domains that command market compensation multipliers.

  • AWS ML Specialty+18–28%
  • TensorFlow Developer+15–25%
  • MLOps expertise+15–25%

Key Skills for Machine Learning Engineer

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