The estimated average salary for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer at Meta is $182,500 per year or $88 per hour, but some professionals have reported earning up to roughly $220,000 per year (90th percentile). The typical pay range is between $147,500 (25th percentile) and $200,000 (75th percentile) annually. This is based on 1 salaries submitted by Meta Lead Machine Learning Engineer professionals on Glassdoor, as of July 2026.