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Staff Machine Learning Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 275 certified H-1B applications for Staff Machine Learning Engineer roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $211,761.

Median salary offered
$211,761
Middle half earn
$179,610 to $245,000
Top 10% earn over
$278,760
Certified filings
275

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.35$158,400$152,027 – $161,131
Coupang Global LLC29$210,704$190,486 – $226,158
Pinterest, Inc.24$193,253$163,768 – $212,202
PayPal, Inc.14$235,000$215,392 – $240,000
ServiceNow, Inc.11$215,521$215,521 – $221,747
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)7$260,000$245,000 – $260,000
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.5$160,727$104,500 – $166,622
Unity Technologies SF5$245,000$245,000 – $265,000
Home Depot Management Company LLC4$182,415$175,200 – $184,812
The RealReal, Inc.4$234,300$226,600 – $243,694
Uber Technologies, Inc.4$270,150$260,125 – $271,800
Aetna Resources LLC4$182,045$180,030 – $183,274
Xmotors.Ai, Inc.4$300,000$300,000 – $307,500
TORC Robotics, Inc.3$213,390$201,545 – $266,695
Visa Technology & Operations LLC3$139,800$138,124 – $139,800
Tesla, Inc.3$186,600$173,610 – $186,600
Maplebear Inc.3$285,000$277,500 – $287,500
Cruise LLC3$278,400$270,150 – $283,400
ActiveHours, Inc.3$211,536$181,615 – $222,113
Hims, Inc.2$224,757$204,878 – $244,636
GE Healthcare Iits USA Corporation2$182,413$181,686 – $183,140
Glassdoor LLC2$149,936$138,439 – $161,434
Reka AI, Inc.2$327,500$306,250 – $348,750
thredUP Inc.2$230,000$230,000 – $230,000
Spotify USA, Inc.2$285,125$282,562 – $287,688
Quizlet, Inc.2$226,178$217,017 – $235,339
Reddit, Inc.2$300,000$300,000 – $300,000
Robinhood Markets, Inc.2$238,500$227,750 – $249,250
Hippocratic AI, Inc2$255,000$252,500 – $257,500
CSC Holdings, LLC2$219,042$219,042 – $219,042
Chewy, Inc.2$222,000$220,050 – $223,950
Chegg, Inc.2$221,692$215,937 – $227,446
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC2$167,500$166,250 – $168,750
WarnerMedia Services, LLC2$209,310$193,964 – $224,655
X Corp.2$340,000$340,000 – $340,000
Zscaler, Inc.2$162,152$156,076 – $168,228
Zendesk, Inc.2$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
Together Computer, Inc.2$256,756$235,134 – $278,378
Airbnb, Inc.2$204,000$204,000 – $204,000
Etsy, Inc.2$231,300$227,200 – $235,400
Abnormal Security Corporation1$151,819$151,819 – $151,819
Learneo, Inc.1$243,000$243,000 – $243,000
International Business Machines Corporation1$192,941$192,941 – $192,941
Integral Ad Science, Inc.1$190,000$190,000 – $190,000
Ikigai Labs, Inc.1$194,250$194,250 – $194,250
Field AI, Inc.1$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
GE Precision Healthcare LLC1$246,000$246,000 – $246,000
Gemini Software Services, LLC1$304,000$304,000 – $304,000
Generalist AI, Inc.1$188,885$188,885 – $188,885
Ever Careers Inc.1$240,000$240,000 – $240,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Mountain View, CA28$226,158$210,704 – $258,066
San Diego, CA28$155,214$151,145 – $158,400
Santa Clara, CA27$218,517$196,756 – $255,000
San Francisco, CA23$240,000$209,696 – $263,207
Seattle, WA22$190,486$163,862 – $204,000
Palo Alto, CA22$231,345$199,534 – $260,000
San Jose, CA15$230,000$198,231 – $240,000
New York, NY12$231,700$188,044 – $288,862
Bellevue, WA9$246,000$218,100 – $260,000
Austin, TX7$139,800$137,800 – $149,100
Sunnyvale, CA6$270,000$240,375 – $270,225
San Mateo, CA5$241,900$209,900 – $285,000
Fremont, CA4$182,980$175,875 – $185,400
Redwood City, CA4$234,569$221,182 – $253,500
Kirkland, WA3$212,202$197,257 – $233,601
Boston, MA3$210,000$205,000 – $217,950
Oakland, CA3$240,000$235,000 – $297,313
New York City, NY3$240,000$225,880 – $243,600
Atlanta, GA3$184,230$171,615 – $185,394
Plano, TX2$100,008$97,763 – $102,254

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I2$147,270
Level II21$200,000
Level III95$180,960
Level IV124$226,600

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202314$210,704
202475$199,534
2025111$212,202
202675$230,000