Instacart

Public (NASDAQ: CART)

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Website

instacart.com

Industry

E-commerce & Grocery Delivery

Year founded

2012

Employees

3,000

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Instacart Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

Reported total compensation ranges from $230,000 to $590,000 across 4 levels. Figures are self-reported and vary by location and offer details. Last updated Apr 6, 2026.

Average compensation by level

LevelTotal / yrBase / yrStock / yrBonus / yr

ML / AI

$230,000$180,000$50,000—

ML / AI

$329,500$220,000$121,000—

ML / AI

$590,000$255,000$295,000—

ML / AI

$545,000$285,000$260,000—

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Full Stack Software Engineer

Machine Learning Engineer

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