ML Engineer Salary in Nuremberg (2026)

Salary by Experience Level

• Junior (0–2 years): €48,000–€60,000
• Mid-level (3–5 years): €60,000–€82,000
• Senior (6+ years): €82,000–€100,000

Industrial AI at Siemens

Siemens is one of Europe's largest deployers of industrial AI — predictive maintenance models monitoring factory equipment, computer vision for quality inspection, energy optimization algorithms, and autonomous logistics systems. These are production systems at industrial scale running in factories across continents. ML engineers who can deploy models to edge devices, handle model drift monitoring in production, and bridge the gap between research prototypes and factory-floor reality are in high demand. Senior roles reach €90,000–€100,000.

Medical AI at Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Healthineers has FDA-cleared and CE-marked AI algorithms for radiology — systems that help doctors detect cancer, heart disease, and neurological conditions. ML engineers need to understand model validation for regulatory submissions, clinical workflow integration, and explainability requirements. These specialized roles are among the highest paid in the region and create globally transferable credentials.

The Research Pipeline

FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg has strong AI research departments. Fraunhofer IIS — the institute that invented the MP3 format — conducts deep research in AI, communications, and signal processing. The Zollhof Tech Incubator supports ML-focused startups. This research-to-industry pipeline creates a rich ecosystem for ML engineers who want to stay close to cutting-edge research while deploying production systems.

Production ML Over Research ML

Nuremberg ML engineering is overwhelmingly applied. The premium goes to engineers who can take a model from prototype to production deployment with proper monitoring, versioning, and performance tracking on edge devices. MLOps skills are more valued than cutting-edge algorithm research — though Fraunhofer and FAU roles serve those who prefer the research track.