What is the average Recommender systems salary?

$249K a year on average and $249K at the median, across 162 open Recommender systems postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.

What is the typical range?

The middle half of the postings offer $205K to $290K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest Recommender systems pay?

OpenAI ($396K), Roblox ($316K), Perplexity ($312K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a recommender systems a high-paying job?

The median Recommender systems posting advertises $249K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 43% above the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a recommender systems?

A tenth of the postings offer $320K a year or more; the highest open Recommender systems role advertises up to $515K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the Recommender systems salary per hour and per month?

The median of $249K a year is about $120 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $20,750 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $99 to $139 an hour.

Which skills pay more for Recommender systems roles?

Postings that ask for AI (+$8K, 80 postings), Reinforcement learning (+$2K, 17 postings), Machine Learning (+$2K, 105 postings) advertise more than the $249K median of all Recommender systems postings with pay.

What does an entry-level recommender systems make?

5 junior and intern Recommender systems postings state pay, with a median of $145K a year ($70 an hour).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

Recommender systems Salary: $249K Average, $249K Median

Recommender systems salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $270K, 16% more than senior roles ($232K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$232K	$200K–$255K	51
Lead and above	$270K	$232K–$292K	65
No level in the title	$270K	$176K–$312K	41

Recommender systems salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area	$255K	87
🇺🇸California	$255K	89
🇺🇸United States	$250K	150
🇺🇸New York, NY	$232K	23

Skills that pay more for Recommender systems roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
AI	$258K	+$8K	80
Reinforcement learning	$250K	+$2K	17
Machine Learning	$250K	+$2K	105
LLM evaluation	$250K	+$2K	21
LLM	$250K	+$2K	81

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
OpenAI	$396K	3
Roblox	$316K	12
Perplexity	$312K	3
Suno	$296K	5
Sierra	$285K	3
Reddit	$276K	19
Pinterest	$275K	20
Airwallex	$274K	3
Faire	$250K	10
Quora	$232K	4
Databricks	$226K	3
Samsara	$208K	3
Braze	$202K	8
NewsBreak	$186K	6

Highest-paying open Recommender systems roles

All Recommender systems jobs

Applied Data Science & Insights Leader - GTM Intelligence Solutions and Technical SuccessOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$441K - $515KPythonSQLMachine Learning5mo
Principal Engineer, AI PlatformPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US$243K - $500KRemoteLead and aboveRustJavaC++7w
Sr. Manager, Machine Learning Engineering-Applied ResearchPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US$228K - $469KRemoteSeniorMachine LearningLLMAI3mo
Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - DiscoveryRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$419K - $458KMachine LearningLLMAI7w
Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - EconomyRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$397K - $456KMachine LearningLLMAI13mo
Applied Data Scientist, Personalization & Machine LearningOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $445KHybridPythonSQLMachine Learning4w
Director, Product Management (Discovery, Search, Personalization)Epic Games · BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations$255K - $412KLead and aboveUnreal EngineRecommender systemsPRDs5mo
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Knowledge Platform)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KHybridRustGoPython5mo
Member of Technical Staff (ML Engineer, Recommendations & User Modeling)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KLLMRecommender systems5mo
Software Engineer, Context EngineSierra · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$230K - $390KGoPythonTypeScript3w
Software Engineer, Agent - Travel , Transportation & HospitalitySierra · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$180K - $390KTypeScriptReactLLM7w
Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Content DiscoverySuno · 🇺🇸San Francisco$241K - $383KLead and abovePythonMachine LearningPyTorch6w
Manager, Software Engineering - AI InfrastructureFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$258K - $376KLLMAIAI agents3w
Senior Machine Learning Manager, Video RankingReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$266K - $372KRemoteSeniorMachine LearningLLMAI3mo
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, ML UnderstandingReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$266K - $372KRemoteLead and aboveMachine LearningLLMAI6w
Manager, Onboard Behavior EncoderZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$254K - $366KMachine LearningLLMReinforcement learning4mo
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Data InfrastructureSuno · 🇺🇸Boston$229K - $364KLead and abovePythonTerraformMachine Learning2w
Staff Machine Learning EngineerNubank · 🇺🇸Palo Alto$230K - $345KHybridLead and abovePythonMachine LearningPyTorch3mo
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Discovery RecommendationsEpic Games · BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations$190K - $341KSeniorPythonMachine LearningPyTorch3w
Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Consumer Revenue)Discord · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$272K - $340KLead and abovePythonMachine LearningPyTorch7w

Questions about Recommender systems pay

What is the average Recommender systems salary?: $249K a year on average and $249K at the median, across 162 open Recommender systems postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
What is the typical range?: The middle half of the postings offer $205K to $290K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Recommender systems pay?: OpenAI ($396K), Roblox ($316K), Perplexity ($312K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a recommender systems a high-paying job?: The median Recommender systems posting advertises $249K a year, more than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 43% above the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a recommender systems?: A tenth of the postings offer $320K a year or more; the highest open Recommender systems role advertises up to $515K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Recommender systems salary per hour and per month?: The median of $249K a year is about $120 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $20,750 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $99 to $139 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Recommender systems roles?: Postings that ask for AI (+$8K, 80 postings), Reinforcement learning (+$2K, 17 postings), Machine Learning (+$2K, 105 postings) advertise more than the $249K median of all Recommender systems postings with pay.
What does an entry-level recommender systems make?: 5 junior and intern Recommender systems postings state pay, with a median of $145K a year ($70 an hour).
Where do these figures come from?: From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.

Recommender systems salary: $249K median