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Staff Machine Learning Engineer: H-1B salaries
326 labor condition applications used the job title Staff Machine Learning Engineer. Median offered base salary $210,648; middle half $175,116–$242,750.
Applications (LCAs)326
Median offered salary$210,648
Middle half of salaries$175,116–$242,750
10th–90th percentile$151,706–$270,270
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 45 | $152,027 |
| Coupang Global LLC | 30 | $210,704 |
| Pinterest, Inc. | 25 | $189,592 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 16 | $235,000 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 14 | $215,521 |
| Cruise LLC | 7 | $263,450 |
| Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO) | 7 | $260,000 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 | $218,300 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 6 | $163,674 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 5 | $270,000 |
| ActiveHours, Inc. | 5 | $183,310 |
| The RealReal, Inc. | 5 | $240,000 |
| Unity Technologies SF | 5 | $245,000 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | 4 | $138,124 |
| Home Depot Management Company LLC | 4 | $182,415 |
| Xmotors.Ai, Inc. | 4 | $300,000 |
| Aetna Resources LLC | 4 | $182,045 |
| Ge Healthcare Iits USA Corporation | 3 | $180,960 |
| Hims, Inc. | 3 | $185,000 |
| Maplebear Inc. | 3 | $285,000 |
| TORC Robotics, Inc. | 3 | $213,390 |
| Upstart Network, Inc. | 2 | $208,950 |
| Jasper AI, Inc. | 2 | $220,000 |
| DeepFraud Technologies Inc. | 2 | $235,000 |
| OneLook, Inc. | 2 | $205,505 |
| Typeface Inc. | 2 | $200,000 |
| ServiceTitan, Inc. | 2 | $202,500 |
| Spotify USA, Inc. | 2 | $285,125 |
| CSC Holdings, LLC | 2 | $219,042 |
| Reddit, Inc. | 2 | $300,000 |
| Chegg, Inc. | 2 | $221,692 |
| Etsy, Inc. | 2 | $231,300 |
| Chewy, Inc. | 2 | $222,000 |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. | 2 | $238,500 |
| Together Computer, Inc. | 2 | $256,756 |
| Quizlet, Inc. | 2 | $226,178 |
| thredUP Inc. | 2 | $230,000 |
| WarnerMedia Services, LLC | 2 | $209,310 |
| CVS Shared Services Resources LLC | 2 | $167,500 |
| Glassdoor LLC | 2 | $149,936 |
| Hippocratic AI, Inc | 2 | $255,000 |
| X Corp. | 2 | $340,000 |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 2 | $162,152 |
| Airbnb, Inc. | 2 | $204,000 |
| Zendesk, Inc. | 2 | $250,000 |
| Waymo LLC | 2 | $227,500 |
| Reka AI, Inc. | 2 | $327,500 |
| Petuum Inc. | 1 | $180,000 |
| Industrial Next, Inc. | 1 | $240,000 |
| Globality, Inc. | 1 | $195,000 |
| Prove Identity, Inc. | 1 | $200,000 |
| SimpliSafe, Inc. | 1 | $183,600 |
| Luminar Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $230,000 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 1 | $192,941 |
| Synaptein Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $86,819 |
| Personalized Beauty Discovery, Inc. | 1 | $158,080 |
| Live Learning Technologies Shared Resources LLC | 1 | $200,000 |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 1 | $240,000 |
| Moloco, Inc. | 1 | $285,000 |
| Learneo, Inc. | 1 | $243,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $123,531 |
| Level II (qualified) | $200,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $172,791 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $226,158 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 43 | $192,941 |
| FY2024 | 61 | $199,534 |
| FY2025 | 117 | $206,315 |
| FY2026 | 101 | $230,000 |
Cities
- San Diego, CA35
- Mountain View, CA33
- Santa Clara, CA31
- San Francisco, CA30
- Palo Alto, CA29
- Seattle, WA22
- San Jose, CA17
- New York, NY15
- Austin, TX10
- Bellevue, WA9
- Sunnyvale, CA8
- Fremont, CA5
- San Mateo, CA5
- Boston, MA4
- Kirkland, WA4
- Redwood City, CA4
- San Ramon, CA3
- Oakland, CA3
- Atlanta, GA3
- Raleigh, NC2
- Glendale, CA2
- South San Francisco, CA2
- Chicago, IL2
- Menlo Park, CA2
- Bothell, WA2
- Marina Del Rey, CA2
- Plano, TX2
- Pittsburgh, PA1
- San Rafael, CA1
- Sacramento, CA1
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).