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 September 24, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
Find my Machine Learning matches →Current opportunities
585
New · 24h
236
New · 7d
404
Sources represented
8
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 77 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $65/hr
- Median
- $73/hr
- 75th percentile
- $77/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract520
- 1099119
- C2c5
Top sources
- LinkedIn284
- Dice227
- FreelancerMap22
- Indeed15
- Freelancer9
- Himalayas8
Relevant specialties
- Artificial Intelligence400
- Machine Learning136
- Agentic Ai37
- Generative Ai31
- Cloud20
- Large Language Models16
Seniority
- Senior127
- Lead47
- Principal27
- Staff19
- Mid8
- Junior5
Remote mix
- Unknown335
- Onsite Or Hybrid157
- Remote79
Work arrangements
- Contract Duration38
- Ongoing Contract15
- Fixed Project6
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 developer
W2 Contract · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Google Cloud AI Engineer - USA, Remote [PST] : Contract
1099 · W2 Contract · Shafter, California, USA
Senior AI Engineer – AI-Led SDLC & Generative AI (Looking for W2 Candidates Only)
W2 Contract · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Machine Learning Engineer - Search Systems
1099 · Location not listed
Machine Learning Engineer I
W2 Contract · West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Senior Python AI Engineer - Only W2
W2 Contract · Remote
ML Engineer
W2 Contract · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Principal AI Engineer
W2 Contract · New York, New York, USA
Palantir AI Engineer
W2 Contract · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Senior AI Engineer
W2 Contract · Remote
AI Engineer / AI Builder public sector candidate only
W2 Contract · Springfield, Illinois, USA
Sr Cloud Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
W2 Contract · Remote
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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.