The median machine learning engineer posting in New York at a tech startup offers $268K base, with the middle half between $239K and $280K — from 18 live pay ranges at 10 companies.
| Level | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | 9 | $265K | $260K–$278K |
| Senior | 3 | $232K | $223K–$248K |
| Staff+ | 6 | $275K | $270K–$281K |
| Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions Snorkel AI |
$230K–$360K |
| Applied AI Engineer, Fullstack Ramp |
$204K–$352K |
| Applied AI Engineer Ramp |
$204K–$352K |
| Machine Learning Engineer Ramp |
$200K–$330K |
| Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise Anthropic |
$200K–$320K |
| Applied AI Engineer, Beneficial Deployments (Life Sciences) Anthropic |
$280K–$320K |
| Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Life Sciences) Anthropic |
$280K–$320K |
| Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Waymo |
$251K–$310K |
Figures are the midpoint of each pay range published in a job posting (US$, base salary as posted), across open roles at the startups we track, recalculated daily. Postings without a range, interns and contractors are excluded. Updated Oct 25, 2026.