ML Platform & Ops salary
26 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for ML platform & ops roles at senior level across the United States: 209 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $180,000 and $245,000, with a median of $204,250.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $191,000, senior $204,250 and lead $222,500. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 16% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 13 of the 26 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
26 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $144,980 – $225,625 | $191,000 | 132 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$122,100 – CA$139,500 | CA$130,000 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $180,000 – $245,000 | $204,250 | 209 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$144,975 – CA$194,025 | CA$157,963 | 24 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Senior | £96,000 – £116,772 | £116,772 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $192,500 – $264,875 | $222,500 | 31 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $122,210 – $188,338 | $152,517 | 18 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $185,000 – $252,000 | $202,100 | 41 |
| Remote · Canada | Senior | CA$170,500 – CA$265,000 | CA$232,750 | 5hint |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $219,800 – $261,276 | $240,450 | 8hint |
| Boston | Senior | $178,363 – $245,500 | $185,000 | 11 |
| Chicago | Senior | $143,175 – $223,625 | $156,058 | 8hint |
| Mountain View | Mid | $174,000 – $226,250 | $212,500 | 6hint |
| Mountain View | Senior | $225,000 – $253,500 | $238,000 | 9hint |
| New York | Mid | $141,625 – $220,000 | $194,360 | 14 |
| New York | Senior | $171,375 – $247,600 | $211,500 | 15 |
| New York | Lead | $195,000 – $222,500 | $210,000 | 9hint |
| Redwood City | Mid | $193,250 – $275,000 | $240,000 | 7hint |
| San Francisco | Mid | $209,400 – $315,250 | $247,500 | 19 |
| San Francisco | Senior | $219,100 – $285,250 | $249,763 | 35 |
| San Jose | Senior | $208,000 – $239,563 | $234,000 | 5hint |
| Santa Clara | Senior | $167,500 – $196,000 | $180,000 | 5hint |
| Seattle | Senior | $197,875 – $238,000 | $214,100 | 10 |
| Sunnyvale | Mid | $207,800 – $231,000 | $218,200 | 5hint |
| Sunnyvale | Senior | $212,750 – $262,000 | $234,100 | 8hint |
| Toronto | Senior | CA$141,313 – CA$164,500 | CA$151,350 | 12 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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