Who's hiring ML engineers this week
Right now 146 AI companies have 829 open ML engineer roles, 53 of them posted this week. The biggest hirers are Waymo, OpenAI, NVIDIA. Posted salaries put the median at $244K (p25 $205K, p75 $290K) across 391 listings that publish pay. 52% have been open 60+ days.
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Who is hiring this week
Signals
Salary benchmark
| Segment | p25 | Median | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ML engineer roles | $205K | $244K | $290K |
| Waymo | $238K | $238K | $280K |
| OpenAI | $256K | $308K | $383K |
| NVIDIA | $197K | $236K | $236K |
| Wayve | $351K | $366K | $382K |
USD, annual base. Midpoint of each posted range; p25/p75 = 25th/75th percentile.
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FAQ
How many ML engineer roles are open right now?
829 open roles at 146 companies as of Oct 19, 2026, with 53 posted in the last 7 days.
What do ML engineer roles pay?
The median posted salary midpoint is $244K, with the middle half between $205K and $290K (USD, annual base, 391 postings that list pay).
Which companies are hiring the most ML engineer roles?
Waymo, OpenAI, NVIDIA have the most open roles; the table above shows who added the most this week.
Are ML engineer roles remote?
34% of open ML engineer roles mention remote work. The main hubs are San Francisco, New York, Silicon Valley (South Bay).
How is this data collected?
Every day AI Open Roles reads the public job boards (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) of 235 AI labs, infra, app, chip and robotics companies. Salaries are only shown when the company publishes them.