ML Scientist salary
1 market range · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 30, 2026
The one range measured here is for ML scientist roles at senior level across the United States: 5 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $240,000 and $313,000, with a median of $283,450.
The range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. It rests on fewer than 10 postings, so treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
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Every measured range
1 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $240,000 – $313,000 | $283,450 | 5hint |
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.
Open ML scientist roles · 9 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $176,000–$358,000scale $100,000–$510,000
Senior Applied ML Scientist SentiLink · Remote · US $200,000–$240,000 7mo ago Staff Applied ML Scientist SentiLink · Remote · US $220,000–$260,000 7mo ago 
ML Scientist Wispr Flow · San Francisco $250,000–$400,000 1y ago 
Sr. ML Scientist/Engineer, AI Platform Nightfall AI · Bengaluru New Pay not stated today 
Senior AI & ML Scientist DailyPay · New York $189,560–$250,750e 5w ago