Machine Learning Engineer Salary in United States
Machine Learning Engineer Salary in San Francisco
Based on 4,416 job listings - San Francisco, United States 2026
-29% vs 2025Average salary
$170,925 - $237,967
Median salary
$180,000 - $250,000
Lower rangeUpper range
Salary distribution by percentile
10th percentile$16K
25th percentile$145K
Median$180K
75th percentile$210K
90th percentile$250K
50% of professionals earn between $145,000 - $210,000 USD
The median salary is $180,000
Compare with national average
San Francisco
Average salary
170,925 - 237,967
Median salary
180,000 - 250,000
4,416 job openings
United States
Average salary
136,500 - 172,800
Median salary
136,500 - 172,800
71,287 job openings
Other cities
New York5,535 job openings
Seattle2,863 job openings
Mountain View1,788 job openings
San Jose1,740 job openings
Sunnyvale1,342 job openings
Austin1,286 job openings
Santa Clara1,123 job openings
Cupertino1,120 job openings
Palo Alto935 job openings
Boston877 job openings
Eastern674 job openings
Chicago672 job openings
Los Angeles623 job openings
San Diego600 job openings
Atlanta577 job openings
Mclean577 job openings
San Mateo524 job openings
Bellevue452 job openings
Richmond446 job openings
Plano409 job openings
Charlotte383 job openings
Northern375 job openings
Denver372 job openings
Washington343 job openings
The average salary for a Machine Learning Engineer in San Francisco, United States is USD 170,925 - USD 237,967 per year in 2026, based on 4,416 job listings.
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