Senior Data & ML salaries in United States
Built from 411 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-10). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Senior Data & ML roles in United States state a median of $187,500 annual USD (P25 $159,500, P75 $213,000), measured from 411 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-10.
Beyond base: 41.8% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 34.4% mention bonus/commission (n=613 evaluated excerpts).
Skills mentioned in this market
Tokens that literally appear in the posting text, with n and share of open roles. Not inferred.
| Skill | n | Share of open roles |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 284 | 46.3% |
| SQL | 194 | 31.6% |
| LLM | 134 | 21.9% |
| AWS | 121 | 19.7% |
| GCP | 76 | 12.4% |
| CI/CD | 75 | 12.2% |
| Snowflake | 74 | 12.1% |
| Spark | 73 | 11.9% |
| A/B Testing | 70 | 11.4% |
| Airflow | 65 | 10.6% |
| Azure | 62 | 10.1% |
| Databricks | 62 | 10.1% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $125,000
- P20
- $150,000
- P30
- $163,700
- P40
- $175,000
- P50
- $187,500
- P60
- $195,975
- P70
- $205,000
- P80
- $220,000
- P90
- $241,700
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Companies behind these numbers (United States)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| turnertownsend | — | 50 | 20 | View roles → |
| accenturefederalservices | services | 18 | 18 | View roles → |
| databricks | software | 11 | 11 | View roles → |
| credence | — | 10 | 9 | View roles → |
| lyft | consumer | 9 | 9 | View roles → |
| plaid | fintech | 9 | 9 | View roles → |
| samsara | software | 9 | 9 | View roles → |
| instacart | consumer | 9 | 8 | View roles → |
| applied | — | 8 | 8 | View roles → |
| veeva | — | 8 | 8 | View roles → |
| captechconsulting | — | 15 | 7 | View roles → |
| axon | defense | 8 | 7 | View roles → |