$75kmedian for a Senior LLM Engineer in Ukraine
63%less than the same role in US
9countries, 4 roles, 3 levels
What is inside
Median annual gross salaries for four roles, LLM, ML, MLOps and Data Engineers, at Middle, Senior and Lead level, in nine countries: five where our clients are and four where we hire.
Four roles side by side
Senior level, median annual gross salary, USD.
| Country | LLM Engineer | ML Engineer | MLOps Engineer | Data Engineer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where our clients are | ||||
| US | $205k | $190k | $180k | $170k |
| Canada | $160k | $150k | $140k | $130k |
| UK | $150k | $140k | $130k | $120k |
| Netherlands | $125k | $115k | $110k | $100k |
| Sweden | $120k | $112k | $105k | $98k |
| Where we hire | ||||
| Romania | $80k | $72k | $70k | $62k |
| Bulgaria | $78k | $70k | $68k | $60k |
| Ukraine | $75k | $68k | $66k | $58k |
| Moldova | $62k | $56k | $54k | $48k |
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For Middle multiply by about 0.72, for Lead by about 1.25. The salary calculator does it for you.
How we collected the data
Salaries come from our own candidates and vacancies for these roles, cross-checked with public salary sources. We show medians, not averages, so one very high offer does not move the number.
Sources
- TRS candidate database, Month Year
- TRS vacancies, Month Year
- Public salary sources (names and links to add)