Machine Learning Engineer salary in California

Machine Learning Engineers working in California earn normally around 157,400 USD per year and most of the ML, AI salaries are between 69,000 USD and 193,400 USD per year.

If you earn less than 69,000 USD then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new Machine Learning Engineer job in California.

If you want to check the stats for a different technology or city, select it below (not all options have enough data yet):

Average and median Machine Learning Engineer salary in California

The average salary for Machine Learning Engineers in California is 146,700 USD per year, while the median salary is 157,400 USD per year - where does the difference between average and median come from?

The average salary is calculated as the sum of all salaries divided by the number of them. The median salary is the one that the typical Machine Learning Engineer earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than 157,400 USD and 50% earn less than this.

The difference occurs because often there are a few very high outlier salaries, which drag the average salary value up. Therefore, if you compare your salary to the market, it is better to look at the median value.

Machine Learning Engineer compensation statistics and percentiles in California

The top 25% best earning Machine Learning Engineers earn more than 182,500 USD per year and the top 10% reach over 193,400 USD, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.

At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning Machine Learning Engineers earn less than 106,100 USD per year and 10% earn less than 69,000 USD.

ML, AI salaries in other states in the U.S.

You have to be aware that the salaries for Machine Learning Engineers can vary a lot in different states. This page shows the salaries in California, but you can select a different state below: