H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead AI-ML Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead AI-ML Engineer covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $158,432.

FY2026 certified median
$158,432
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$145,018–$187,741
Top employer
Optum Services, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$187,034$185,307$188,760
FY20255$144,107$134,053$149,074
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$158,432$145,018$187,741

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead AI-ML EngineerFY2024 $187,034; FY2025 $144,107; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,432$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$187,034FY2025$144,107FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$158,432Certified median offer, Lead AI-ML EngineerFY2024 $187,034; FY2025 $144,107; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,432$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$187,034FY2025$144,107FY2026*$158,432
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Optum Services, Inc.12 filings
  2. TEKSYSTEMS GLOBAL SERVICES,LLC2 filings
  3. 84.51 LLC1 filings
  4. CellChorus Inc1 filings
  5. Consumer Reports, Inc.1 filings
  6. SICL AMERICA INC1 filings
  7. SymTrain, Inc.1 filings
  8. TEKsystems Global Services, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale2 filings
  2. Chicago2 filings
  3. Jersey City2 filings
  4. Seattle2 filings
  5. Cypress1 filings
  6. San Mateo1 filings
  7. Atlanta1 filings
  8. Buffalo Grove1 filings
  9. Apple Valley1 filings
  10. Plain City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Optum Services, Inc. · Lead AI-ML Engineer12 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-2051$71,448$93,018$114,608$136,178
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1211$81,453$101,587$121,701$141,835
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1029$66,123$81,390$96,658$111,925