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Principal Machine Learning Engineer: H-1B salaries
107 labor condition applications used the job title Principal Machine Learning Engineer. Median offered base salary $215,098; middle half $180,000–$243,750.
Applications (LCAs)107
Median offered salary$215,098
Middle half of salaries$180,000–$243,750
10th–90th percentile$148,002–$302,339
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 10 | $216,933 |
| Workday, Inc. | 8 | $228,000 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 6 | $191,500 |
| Roblox Corporation | 5 | $315,850 |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. | 3 | $190,000 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 3 | $310,000 |
| OctoML, Inc | 2 | $238,875 |
| xMentium, Inc. | 2 | $123,289 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 2 | $166,373 |
| Altana Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $261,000 |
| Qualified Health PBC | 2 | $225,000 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 2 | $254,625 |
| Cohere Health, Inc. | 2 | $155,902 |
| Banjo Health, Inc. | 2 | $100,000 |
| DocuSign Inc. | 2 | $224,800 |
| Unity Technologies SF | 2 | $260,000 |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 2 | $256,357 |
| Tiami Labs | 2 | $145,000 |
| Sway AI, Inc. | 1 | $190,000 |
| Personalized Beauty Discovery, Inc. | 1 | $170,872 |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 1 | $160,000 |
| Upwork, Inc. | 1 | $265,000 |
| Allstate Insurance Company | 1 | $180,000 |
| Columbia Sportswear Company | 1 | $175,000 |
| National Financial Services LLC | 1 | $146,224 |
| DigitalBrain, Inc. | 1 | $215,197 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 1 | $299,678 |
| CSC Holdings, LLC | 1 | $240,000 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC | 1 | $135,782 |
| Informatica LLC | 1 | $215,197 |
| Verifai Inc | 1 | $145,000 |
| Procore Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $215,197 |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 1 | $160,200 |
| General Genetics, LLC | 1 | $100,000 |
| Blue River Technology | 1 | $245,000 |
| Mitek Systems, Inc. | 1 | $175,000 |
| OT Technology, Inc. | 1 | $180,000 |
| Upgrade, Inc. | 1 | $206,315 |
| Prealize Health, Inc. | 1 | $199,800 |
| Zuora, Inc. | 1 | $236,117 |
| Shopify (USA) Inc. | 1 | $188,885 |
| Zillow, Inc. | 1 | $236,177 |
| Expedia, Inc. | 1 | $149,781 |
| Wayve Technologies, Inc | 1 | $380,000 |
| Raspberry AI, Inc | 1 | — |
| Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. | 1 | $170,273 |
| Vesta Corporation | 1 | $196,800 |
| Twilio, Inc. | 1 | $268,800 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 1 | $154,877 |
| Amgen Inc. | 1 | $189,108 |
| Integration Appliance, Inc. (DBA Intapp, Inc.) | 1 | $199,534 |
| Goal Structured Solutions, LLC | 1 | $156,811 |
| Cerby, Inc. | 1 | $270,000 |
| Veryfi, Inc. | 1 | $200,000 |
| Move Sales, Inc | 1 | $285,000 |
| Crogl, Inc. | 1 | $215,000 |
| Lila Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $350,000 |
| Cambium Assessment, Inc. | 1 | $221,738 |
| Xterra AI, Inc. | 1 | $225,000 |
| Caremark LLC | 1 | $200,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $178,875 |
| Level II (qualified) | $170,273 |
| Level III (experienced) | $207,267 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $220,000 |
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 | 13 | $191,500 |
| FY2024 | 23 | $215,197 |
| FY2025 | 36 | $215,629 |
| FY2026 | 34 | $220,869 |
Cities
- Santa Clara, CA15
- San Mateo, CA9
- San Diego, CA7
- Bellevue, WA5
- Palo Alto, CA4
- San Jose, CA4
- San Francisco, CA4
- Pleasanton, CA4
- Redwood City, CA3
- Fremont, CA3
- Mountain View, CA3
- Seattle, WA3
- Green Brook, NJ2
- Boston, MA2
- Plano, TX2
- Dublin, CA2
- Indialantic, FL2
- Land O Lakes, FL2
- Frisco, TX2
- Nashua, NH2
- Riverside, CA1
- Burlington, MA1
- Detroit, MI1
- Brookline, MA1
- Chicago, IL1
- Northbrook, IL1
- Portland, OR1
- Brooklyn, NY1
- Long Island City, NY1
- Jersey City, NJ1
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).