Machine Learning Engineer Salary in United States
Machine Learning Engineer Salary in San Diego
Based on 539 job listings - San Diego, United States 2026
Average salary
$148,765 - $225,020
Median salary
$140,800 - $211,200
Lower rangeUpper range
Salary distribution by percentile
10th percentile$115K
25th percentile$120K
Median$141K
75th percentile$161K
90th percentile$197K
50% of professionals earn between $120,100 - $161,425 USD
The median salary is $140,800
Compare with national average
San Diego
Average salary
148,765 - 225,020
Median salary
140,800 - 211,200
539 job openings
United States
Average salary
139,550 - 170,000
Median salary
139,550 - 170,000
68,267 job openings
Other cities
San Francisco5,302 job openings
New York5,299 job openings
Seattle2,623 job openings
San Jose1,694 job openings
Mountain View1,690 job openings
Sunnyvale1,279 job openings
Austin1,198 job openings
Santa Clara1,072 job openings
Cupertino1,030 job openings
Eastern983 job openings
Palo Alto938 job openings
Boston783 job openings
Chicago618 job openings
Atlanta571 job openings
Los Angeles552 job openings
Mclean526 job openings
San Mateo470 job openings
Bellevue421 job openings
Northern398 job openings
Richmond397 job openings
Plano395 job openings
Washington369 job openings
Cambridge344 job openings
Denver344 job openings
The average salary for a Machine Learning Engineer in San Diego, United States is USD 148,765 - USD 225,020 per year in 2026, based on 539 job listings.
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