Technology
Machine Learning Engineer
ML engineers turn models into reliable, scalable software — handling data pipelines, training, deployment, and monitoring. It pairs strong software engineering with applied machine learning.
Median salary
$150,000
Typical range
$110k – $250k
Job outlook
+26% (much faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Machine Learning Engineer
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Machine Learning Engineer Intern
Internship
$55,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Machine Learning Engineer
Entry / Junior
$110,000
~2 yrs to advance
Machine Learning Engineer
Established
$150,000
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Senior
$200,000
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Build data and training pipelines
- •Deploy and monitor models
- •Optimize performance
Fields of study
Computer Science · Machine Learning · Mathematics
Top colleges for Technology
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- Carnegie Mellon University11% admit · $109,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.
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