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Mid level data and ML salaries in the United States
Median $181k a year across 298 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $155k to $223k. 98% of the 303 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $155k to $223k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Anthropicmedian of 15 published bands$363k
Mercormedian of 5 published bands$330k
OpenAImedian of 13 published bands$308k
Vercelmedian of 2 published bands$275k
Figmamedian of 3 published bands$265k
Reductomedian of 4 published bands$256k
Stravamedian of 2 published bands$250k
Nextdoormedian of 2 published bands$242k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $180k | 28 |
| Data Engineer | $155k | 21 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $200k | 19 |
| Data Analyst | $115k | 11 |
| Analytics Engineer | $178k | 8 |
| Data Scientist, Product | $258k | 4 |
| CX Data Analyst | $140k | 3 |
| Data Analyst II | $105k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Research Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)Anthropic · Remote$500k to $850k
- Staff+ Research Engineer, RL Data PlatformAnthropic · San Francisco, CA $500k to $850k
- Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)Anthropic · San Francisco, CA $500k to $850k
- Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Safeguards ResearchAnthropic · San Francisco, CA $350k to $500k
- Data Scientist, SMB Ads GrowthOpenAI · San Francisco$293k to $515k
- Data Scientist, Ads DemandOpenAI · San Francisco$293k to $515k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for mid level data and ML roles in the United States?
$181k a year in base pay, across 298 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $155k to $223k.
What do the best-paid mid level data and ML roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $308k, and one in ten sits below $127k.
How many mid level data and ML job posts publish a salary?
98% of the 303 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote data and ML roles in the United States pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of $180k against $191k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 84 and 214 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for mid level data and ML roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Anthropic ($363k), Mercor ($330k), OpenAI ($308k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.