Live market evidence
Machine Learning Contract Job Market
Current contract machine-learning engineering demand, pay, technologies, engagement mix, sources, and hiring velocity from Radar's normalized live inventory.
Updated October 29, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
Find my Machine Learning matches →Current opportunities
4,510
New · 24h
190
New · 7d
1,071
Sources represented
11
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 203 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $48/hr
- Median
- $63/hr
- 75th percentile
- $78/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract4,284
- 1099422
- C2c17
Top sources
- LinkedIn3,611
- Dice661
- Upwork104
- FreelancerMap53
- Indeed27
- Freelancer27
Relevant specialties
- Artificial Intelligence2,921
- Machine Learning1,398
- Agentic Ai269
- Generative Ai200
- Large Language Models109
- Cloud104
Seniority
- Senior1,916
- Staff203
- Principal143
- Lead141
- Mid59
- Intern48
Remote mix
- Unknown3,717
- Onsite Or Hybrid480
- Remote313
Work arrangements
- Ongoing Contract128
- Contract Duration100
- Fixed Project76
- Freelance Ad Hoc1
Current examples
A bounded preview of current persisted jobs. Open a result for normalized facts or use RadarJobs for the full live set.
AI/ML Engineer (Agentic AI & GenAI)
W2 Contract · Dallas, Texas, USA
US Citizen AI Engineer Partner
1099 · Location not listed
Onsite Position: Sr AI/LLM Engineer with Financial or Banking exp in NY (Local to NY)
1099 · W2 Contract · New York, New York, USA
AVP, Artificial Intelligence
W2 Contract · Las Vegas, NV
Agentic AI Engineer, Senior - Anthropic/Claude
W2 Contract · Minneapolis, MN
Principal ML Engineer
W2 Contract · Columbus, OH
Artificial Intelligence Consultant
W2 Contract · St Louis, MO
Google AI Architect
W2 Contract · Tempe, AZ
AI Engineer
W2 Contract · Boston, MA
Physical AI Engineer
W2 Contract · Clearwater, FL
Principal AI Engineer
W2 Contract · Hillsboro, OR
Machine Learning Engineer
W2 Contract · Jordan, PA
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Methodology
Current live, classified Machine Learning opportunities with a 1099, C2C, or W-2 contract engagement in Radar's normalized inventory.
Global current inventory; location and remote status are reported as observed, including unknown values rather than inferring them.
Current counts use Radar liveness; new counts use the first-seen timestamp over rolling 24-hour and seven-day windows.
Compensation includes only structured USD hourly evidence. Ranges use the midpoint; single stated bounds use that bound. Statistics require at least 20 observations.
Listings and source classifications can change after the latest verification; observed postings are not a census of all contract work.