H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Machine Learning Engineer

Occupation profile for Machine Learning Engineer covers 2,649 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,000.

FY2026 certified median
$170,000
Total filings
2,649
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$135,000–$205,689
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024771$170,537$138,000$199,950
FY20251,023$165,000$136,464$206,700
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)855$170,000$135,000$205,689

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Machine Learning EngineerFY2024 $170,537; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$170,537FY2025$165,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,000Certified median offer, Machine Learning EngineerFY2024 $170,537; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$170,537FY2025$165,000FY2026*$170,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.350 filings
  2. Adobe Inc.327 filings
  3. TikTok Inc.129 filings
  4. ByteDance Inc.106 filings
  5. Meta Platforms, Inc96 filings
  6. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.54 filings
  7. DoorDash, Inc.45 filings
  8. Bloomberg L.P.43 filings
  9. Netflix, Inc.33 filings
  10. Expedia, Inc.29 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose503 filings
  2. New York204 filings
  3. Cupertino185 filings
  4. San Francisco176 filings
  5. Seattle173 filings
  6. Sunnyvale125 filings
  7. Bellevue115 filings
  8. San Diego73 filings
  9. Santa Clara62 filings
  10. Menlo Park57 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Machine Learning Engineer350 filings
  2. Adobe Inc. · Machine Learning Engineer327 filings
  3. TikTok Inc. · Machine Learning Engineer129 filings
  4. ByteDance Inc. · Machine Learning Engineer106 filings
  5. Meta Platforms, Inc · Machine Learning Engineer96 filings
  6. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Machine Learning Engineer54 filings
  7. DoorDash, Inc. · Machine Learning Engineer45 filings
  8. Bloomberg L.P. · Machine Learning Engineer43 filings
  9. Netflix, Inc. · Machine Learning Engineer33 filings
  10. Expedia, Inc. · Machine Learning Engineer29 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693