ML / AI Salaries
ML / AI roles pay a median of $225,000 per year across 833 postings that disclose pay, ranging from $194,250 to $260,000.
Updated November 3, 2026
Salary over time
Median advertised salary by month, USD per year. The shaded band is the middle half of postings.
February 2026 – October 2026 $165,000 – $255,000
Months follow the date a posting was published, and count postings closed since — the table below counts only those open now. A month needs 30 postings with a salary to be shown; a missing month is a gap, not a guess. A dashed step means the month had at least 3× the postings of the one before, so part of that change is which postings are counted. The hollow point is the current month, still filling up. These are postings on freehire, not the whole job market.
| Level | Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | USD | hour | $35 | $50 | $70 | 57 |
| Intern | USD | year | $139,028 | $190,000 | $225,000 | 13 |
| Intern | USD | month | $8,375 | $10,100 | $11,191 | 8 |
| Intern | TWD | hour | NT$220 | NT$220 | NT$220 | 7 |
| Intern | EUR | month | €1,050 | €1,200 | €1,650 | 6 |
| Junior | USD | year | $116,650 | $130,130 | $197,000 | 11 |
| Junior | SGD | month | SGD 12,000 | SGD 12,000 | SGD 16,875 | 10 |
| Middle | USD | year | $160,000 | $183,750 | $186,000 | 20 |
| Senior | USD | year | $186,888 | $210,000 | $235,712 | 414 |
| Senior | USD | hour | $80 | $80 | $80 | 39 |
| Senior | CAD | year | CA$160,000 | CA$183,000 | CA$193,000 | 33 |
| Senior | EUR | year | €55,125 | €65,000 | €75,438 | 18 |
| Senior | INR | year | ₹2,325,000 | ₹2,875,000 | ₹3,875,000 | 16 |
| Senior | GBP | year | £85,750 | £110,000 | £126,000 | 15 |
| Senior | SGD | month | SGD 8,500 | SGD 9,000 | SGD 17,250 | 9 |
| Senior | EUR | month | €5,812 | €6,500 | €7,025 | 8 |
| Senior | TWD | year | NT$1,300,000 | NT$1,600,000 | NT$1,750,000 | 5 |
| Lead | USD | year | $187,500 | $200,000 | $245,000 | 45 |
| Lead | INR | year | ₹2,550,000 | ₹4,250,000 | ₹4,250,000 | 27 |
| Lead | GBP | year | £130,025 | £132,500 | £132,500 | 6 |
| Lead | CAD | year | CA$175,000 | CA$215,000 | CA$232,750 | 5 |
| Staff | USD | year | $235,000 | $253,500 | $280,500 | 239 |
| Staff | CAD | year | CA$199,500 | CA$202,350 | CA$239,335 | 11 |
| Staff | GBP | year | £155,000 | £159,000 | £159,000 | 9 |
| Staff | USD | hour | $251,400 | $251,400 | $280,500 | 9 |
| Principal | USD | year | $226,000 | $256,500 | $311,785 | 73 |
| C-level | USD | year | $178,125 | $240,000 | $317,100 | 18 |
| All levels | USD | year | $194,250 | $225,000 | $260,000 | 833 |
| All levels | USD | hour | $50 | $80 | $80 | 107 |
| All levels | CAD | year | CA$158,000 | CA$183,500 | CA$202,350 | 62 |
| All levels | INR | year | ₹2,250,000 | ₹3,250,000 | ₹4,250,000 | 54 |
| All levels | GBP | year | £100,750 | £129,200 | £156,000 | 35 |
| All levels | EUR | year | €52,625 | €65,000 | €99,780 | 28 |
| All levels | SGD | month | SGD 8,500 | SGD 12,000 | SGD 16,875 | 25 |
| All levels | EUR | month | €1,800 | €4,950 | €6,700 | 17 |
| All levels | USD | month | $4,250 | $8,500 | $11,000 | 13 |
| All levels | MXN | month | MX$12,500 | MX$15,000 | MX$47,000 | 7 |
| All levels | TWD | year | NT$1,450,000 | NT$1,750,000 | NT$2,462,500 | 7 |
| All levels | TWD | month | NT$35,000 | NT$37,500 | NT$77,500 | 7 |
| All levels | PLN | month | PLN 18,225 | PLN 19,000 | PLN 27,625 | 7 |
| All levels | TWD | hour | NT$220 | NT$220 | NT$220 | 7 |
| All levels | PLN | year | PLN 367,400 | PLN 425,000 | PLN 490,000 | 5 |