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Machine Learning Engineer H-1B salaries
Employers filed 2,578 certified H-1B applications for Machine Learning Engineer roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $170,000. The typical offer was 6% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.
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Median salary offered $170,000
Middle half earn $135,403 to $203,875
Top 10% earn over $240,000
Certified filings 2,578
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Pay by employer
Employer Filings Median vs all Middle half
Apple Inc. 334 $190,486 +12% $169,414 – $218,126
Adobe Inc. 325 $187,741 +10% $163,000 – $217,350
TikTok Inc. 128 $198,500 +17% $144,000 – $251,705
ByteDance Inc. 103 $235,000 +38% $175,450 – $273,000
Meta Platforms, Inc 96 $214,016 +26% $189,640 – $228,460
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 53 $126,880 −25% $123,000 – $126,880
DoorDash, Inc. 45 $174,304 +3% $161,000 – $196,914
Bloomberg L.P. 43 $151,819 −11% $147,191 – $160,805
Netflix, Inc. 33 $226,158 +33% $226,158 – $264,514
Expedia, Inc. 29 $150,849 −11% $132,267 – $163,862
Reddit, Inc. 28 $259,780 +53% $240,000 – $277,176
Cisco Systems, Inc. 28 $177,600 +4% $159,625 – $188,806
Pinterest, Inc. 26 $149,302 −12% $129,376 – $181,729
Zoom Communications, Inc. 23 $180,710 +6% $161,400 – $187,741
PayPal, Inc. 20 $142,829 −16% $137,342 – $166,250
Atlassian US, Inc. 17 $187,425 +10% $182,500 – $200,000
Wayve Technologies, Inc 16 $265,000 +56% $233,950 – $296,250
Dropbox, Inc. 15 $181,272 +7% $160,700 – $213,150
ServiceNow, Inc. 15 $159,621 −6% $126,729 – $162,118
Stripe, Inc. 15 $180,000 +6% $174,606 – $181,636
Uber Technologies, Inc. 14 $193,600 +14% $187,825 – $198,500
Red Hat, Inc. 13 $171,900 +1% $164,000 – $178,131
Nextdoor, Inc. 12 $190,000 +12% $168,750 – $206,750
Waymo LLC 12 $240,000 +41% $205,000 – $242,500
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC 12 $130,012 −24% $126,352 – $135,750
DocuSign Inc. 10 $194,580 +14% $188,300 – $220,000
Zillow, Inc. 10 $163,018 −4% $151,966 – $186,486
Maplebear Inc. 10 $175,000 +3% $158,750 – $185,000
Airbnb, Inc. 10 $196,000 +15% $163,000 – $223,250
Stier Solutions Inc 10 $102,918 −39% $102,918 – $102,918
Kensho Technologies LLC 10 $152,600 −10% $136,000 – $185,000
Fetch Rewards, Inc. 9 $165,000 −3% $165,000 – $180,000
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC 9 $176,000 +4% $148,960 – $195,000
Quantiphi, Inc. 9 $114,795 −32% $105,000 – $118,893
Moloco, Inc. 8 $155,400 −9% $153,300 – $161,637
Populus Group LLC 8 $119,683 −30% $107,120 – $146,697
Applab Systems Inc 8 $102,294 −40% $102,195 – $110,463
Tesla, Inc. 8 $172,600 +2% $166,250 – $175,452
Workday, Inc. 8 $151,250 −11% $142,350 – $160,830
Boson AI USA Inc. 7 $250,000 +47% $235,000 – $275,000
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 7 $175,500 +3% $174,265 – $180,375
webAI, Inc 7 $150,000 −12% $150,000 – $150,000
INSPYR Solutions, LLC 7 $174,304 +3% $174,304 – $174,304
Autodesk, Inc. 7 $146,900 −14% $134,462 – $165,190
Guidewire Software, Inc. 7 $158,642 −7% $129,199 – $169,702
Block, Inc. 6 $200,000 +18% $186,025 – $210,000
ZestFinance, Inc. 6 $125,000 −26% $120,000 – $137,500
Qualtrics, LLC 6 $232,500 +37% $203,750 – $254,125
Micron Technology, Inc. 6 $143,832 −15% $142,725 – $165,160
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc. 5 $91,396 −46% $91,396 – $93,600
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Where these jobs are
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
City Filings Median Middle half
San Jose, CA 498 $190,000 $160,005 – $230,300
New York, NY 201 $160,000 $142,563 – $186,000
San Francisco, CA 174 $181,636 $150,434 – $211,536
Cupertino, CA 173 $196,852 $174,720 – $218,397
Seattle, WA 171 $174,304 $154,209 – $190,486
Sunnyvale, CA 122 $196,085 $172,931 – $226,158
Bellevue, WA 113 $185,000 $149,240 – $237,402
San Diego, CA 72 $126,880 $123,000 – $148,420
Santa Clara, CA 61 $189,964 $162,118 – $226,158
Menlo Park, CA 57 $193,000 $178,360 – $221,890
Mountain View, CA 57 $190,000 $150,000 – $237,786
Palo Alto, CA 50 $170,093 $146,307 – $187,306
Austin, TX 45 $134,640 $117,500 – $153,200
Boston, MA 32 $155,500 $145,825 – $178,131
Chicago, IL 30 $135,000 $109,808 – $148,750
Atlanta, GA 22 $128,725 $98,500 – $146,650
Cambridge, MA 20 $148,428 $135,304 – $176,586
Los Gatos, CA 20 $264,514 $226,158 – $267,348
San Mateo, CA 18 $190,000 $160,082 – $213,579
Irving, TX 18 $118,396 $101,702 – $131,736
By experience level
Wage level Filings Median
Level I 377 $136,000 Level II 943 $150,000 Level III 495 $180,000 Level IV 406 $216,675
Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).
By year
Year filed Filings Median
2023 124 $169,448 2024 818 $172,032 2025 925 $163,862 2026 711 $167,485