Machine Learning & AI Engineer salary in Boston, MA

$223Kmedian salary
$200K–$276Kmiddle 50% of postings
17open jobs listing pay

The median posted salary for machine learning and AI engineer in Boston, MA is $223,000 a year, based on 17 open job postings that list pay. The middle half runs from $200,000 to $276,000, and the top 10% start at $285,000.

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Pay range

PercentileAnnual salary
10th (lowest tenth)$185,000
25th$200,000
Median$223,000
75th$276,000
90th (top tenth)$285,000

Employers who post a range ask, on average, for $198K at the low end and $271K at the high end.

$180K–$200K: 2 postings $200K–$220K: 5 postings $220K–$240K: 3 postings $240K–$260K: 0 postings $260K–$280K: 3 postings $280K–$300K: 1 postings $300K–$320K: 1 postings
$180K$320K

By experience and work setting

MedianPostings
Remote$238K6
On-site or hybrid$223K11

Levels come from job titles: "Senior", "Staff", "Lead", "Principal" and up count as senior; "Intern", "Junior" and "Entry level" as entry level.

Highest-paying employers

CompanyMedianPostings
Zoox$302K4
Motional$238K3
Klaviyo$225K2
WHOOP$200K5

Employers with at least two open machine learning and AI engineer postings that list pay.

How these numbers are calculated

Every figure comes from open job postings on MANY Hired that state pay in US dollars, imported from employers' own career pages and refreshed daily. For each posting we take the midpoint of its pay range, then report percentiles across postings. Postings without pay are left out; many US states (including California, Colorado, New York and Washington) require employers to list a range. These are advertised pay ranges, not reported earnings, and usually exclude bonus and equity. Updated October 29, 2026.