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Apple Machine Learning Engineer jobs

111 open US Machine Learning Engineer reqs — the most on this list — with base posted up to $277,600.

$251k–$283k
total comp (est.)
84/100
Index score
Cupertino · Seattle · Sunnyvale · Santa Clara · Austin
Locations
Hiring
As of October 11, 2026

The Machine Learning Engineer (ICT3) role

Apple ML engineers ship models into Siri, Search, Health, Camera and Apple Intelligence, from on-device runtimes to cloud foundation-model services. Hiring is rolling and req by req with level and pay posted, plus an annual AIML Residency for advanced-degree graduates.

A dedicated Machine Learning job family at levels ICT2–ICT6 and MGR1–MGR3, with 130 reqs under the Machine Learning and AI team label (Siri, Search & Knowledge, Foundation Models, Health AIML, Responsible AI, ML Research); Applied AI Engineer (Cupertino, posted Oct 7, 2026) is a distinct title.

Worth knowing: On October 9, 2026 Apple posted an ICT2 Machine Learning Engineer – Agentic AI req (Sunnyvale, $129,300–$194,700) whose only degree bar is a bachelor’s, with production agentic-systems experience as the minimum.

Apple ML engineer salary

$150k–$278k
Base salary
$251k–$283k
Total comp (est., with equity)

Base: the posted range on Machine Learning Engineer, Siri Core Modeling (Cupertino, posted Oct 7, 2026, ICT3–ICT4); a Seattle req (Oct 9) posts $142,300–$263,300. All-in: levels.fyi Apple Machine Learning Engineer at ICT3 (n=26 reported), Oct 2026, with the 25th–75th range computed from the 21 listed samples; the page’s headline band across levels is $338k–$486k.

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How Apple scores

Compensation
7
Program maturity
9
Career capital
9
Momentum
9

Index score: 84/100. How we rank →

Apple ML engineer: common questions

Apple’s posted base band is $150k–$278k. Estimated total compensation including equity is $251k–$283k. Base: the posted range on Machine Learning Engineer, Siri Core Modeling (Cupertino, posted Oct 7, 2026, ICT3–ICT4); a Seattle req (Oct 9) posts $142,300–$263,300. All-in: levels.fyi Apple Machine Learning Engineer at ICT3 (n=26 reported), Oct 2026, with the 25th–75th range computed from the 21 listed samples; the page’s headline band across levels is $338k–$486k.
As of October 11, 2026: 111 distinct US reqs titled Machine Learning Engineer on jobs.apple.com as of Oct 11, 2026, 64 of them non-senior (40 at ICT3), led by Cupertino, Seattle, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara — counted by paging Apple’s search endpoint and deduplicating by position. Check the live careers page for current reqs.
Yes — there is an early-career path. Core reqs span ICT3–ICT4 with varying bars — 3+ years, a BS plus 3 years, or a degree plus 2+ years or a PhD. Entry path: an ICT2 Machine Learning Engineer req (October 9, 2026) needs only a bachelor’s, and the Residency targets master’s graduates and recent PhDs.
Mostly not. Hybrid, in office about 3 days a week; none of the 130 ML req records carries a remote flag.

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