Senior Machine Learning Engineer
People In AI
New York, NY · $250k–$275k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $262,500 a year. Across 76 open senior machine learning engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $195,000 to $256,000 and the median is $217,500. That is 21% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
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Among computer occupations, all other, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for computer occupations, all other: 31% (high).
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About the job
... Senior Machine Learning Engineer Compensation: $250,000 - $275,000 base + equity Location: New York City, Onsite
We're partnering with an ambitious, venture-backed technology startup developing sophisticated AI systems to automate complex, data-intensive workflows...