Machine learning engineer intern salary

The median posted base pay for machine learning and AI engineer intern jobs is $150K a year, from 33 open jobs at 21 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $132K to $176K. One job in ten has posted pay above $250K.

Data of Nov 9, 2026. This is posted base pay, not total pay. It does not include stock or a bonus.

Median posted base pay: $150K
Middle half of the jobs: $132K to $176K
10th to 90th percentile: $108K to $250K
Open jobs with posted pay: 33
Companies: 21

Machine learning engineer pay by level

Posted base pay for machine learning and AI engineer jobs, by the level in the job title. This page is about the intern level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.

Intern33 jobs$150K$132K to $176K
Entry level63 jobs$158K$141K to $179K
Level not stated3,226 jobs$205K$170K to $250K
Senior1,613 jobs$208K$185K to $233K
Staff815 jobs$255K$223K to $286K
Principal242 jobs$259K$209K to $299K
Director+195 jobs$275K$238K to $317K

Each band goes from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The darker part is the middle half of the jobs. The line is the median. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Pay bands by level, ML / AI engineering. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Level	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Jobs with pay
Intern	$108K	$132K	$150K	$176K	$250K	33
Entry level	$115K	$141K	$158K	$179K	$219K	63
Level not stated	$141K	$170K	$205K	$250K	$313K	3,226
Senior	$160K	$185K	$208K	$233K	$265K	1,613
Staff	$196K	$223K	$255K	$286K	$337K	815
Principal	$173K	$209K	$259K	$299K	$339K	242
Director+	$200K	$238K	$275K	$317K	$350K	195

Open jobs

Other levels

Other job types

How we compute these numbers

We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.

We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.

The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.