Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 57 certified H-1B applications for Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer roles between Nov 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $200,000. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $200,000
Middle half earn: $177,154 to $261,800
Top 10% earn over: $306,800
Certified filings: 57

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	14	$177,154	−11%	$172,598 – $178,400
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	9	$186,454	−7%	$174,700 – $191,423
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)	7	$300,000	+50%	$287,500 – $322,500
Zscaler, Inc.	5	$210,000	+5%	$200,000 – $215,000
Coupang Global LLC	4	$219,180	+10%	$206,773 – $235,747
ServiceNow, Inc.	4	$245,336	+23%	$226,158 – $264,514
Pinterest, Inc.	3	$155,418	−22%	$149,948 – $159,640
Udemy, Inc.	2	$216,000	+8%	$212,500 – $219,500
AI Optics, Inc.	1	$124,000	−38%	$124,000 – $124,000
LinkSquares, Inc.	1	$205,000	+2%	$205,000 – $205,000
Maplebear Inc.	1	$317,000	+58%	$317,000 – $317,000
Cruise LLC	1	$320,700	+60%	$320,700 – $320,700
Lightmatter, Inc.	1	$254,000	+27%	$254,000 – $254,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.	1	$300,000	+50%	$300,000 – $300,000
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	1	$184,974	−8%	$184,974 – $184,974
Vapi Inc.	1	$171,621	−14%	$171,621 – $171,621
Xmotors.Ai, Inc.	1	$360,000	+80%	$360,000 – $360,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Santa Clara, CA	15	$191,615	$183,236 – $245,336
San Diego, CA	13	$177,154	$171,080 – $178,400
San Jose, CA	7	$220,000	$212,500 – $300,000
San Francisco, CA	4	$216,000	$199,655 – $247,425
Seattle, WA	4	$177,174	$161,751 – $195,915
Mountain View, CA	3	$254,000	$240,079 – $259,257
Fremont, CA	2	$308,500	$304,250 – $312,750
Aldie, VA	1	$261,800	$261,800 – $261,800
Miami, FL	1	$144,477	$144,477 – $144,477
Issaquah, WA	1	$198,000	$198,000 – $198,000
Boulder, CO	1	$225,680	$225,680 – $225,680
Concord, CA	1	$320,000	$320,000 – $320,000
Boston, MA	1	$205,000	$205,000 – $205,000
New York, NY	1	$124,000	$124,000 – $124,000
Sunnyvale, CA	1	$300,000	$300,000 – $300,000
Tracy, CA	1	$300,000	$300,000 – $300,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level III	7	$171,621
Level IV	36	$224,340

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	1	$174,700
2024	15	$177,154
2025	21	$205,000
2026	20	$217,500