Machine Learning Engineer
Apple
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Sunnyvale, CA · $150k–$278k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where Sunnyvale, CA ranks
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for consumer and retail pay after cost of living$194k · of 11
- #3Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living$213k · of 28
- #4Best cities for pay after cost of living in California$192k · of 32
- #4Best all-round cities for AI careers95 / 100 · of 100
- #4Best all-round cities for AI careers in the West Coast88 / 100 · of 39
- #5Best cities for pay after cost of living in the West Coast$192k · of 39
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- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $214,000 a year. Across 72 open machine learning engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $182,500 to $245,000 and the median is $205,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 4% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among computer occupations, all other, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for computer occupations, all other: 31% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
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About the job
...Sunnyvale, California, United States — Machine Learning and AI Our team delivers algorithms that power many Apple technologies, including... ...Graphics, Computer Vision and Deep Learning researchers and engineers to discover and build solutions to previously‑unsolved...