H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Machine Learning Engineer I

Occupation profile for Machine Learning Engineer I covers 61 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $154,537.

FY2026 certified median
$154,537
Total filings
61
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,999–$166,432
Top employer
Pinterest, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202414$132,811$121,597$144,100
FY202519$118,414$109,200$148,699
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)28$154,537$130,999$166,432

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Machine Learning Engineer IFY2024 $132,811; FY2025 $118,414; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $154,537$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$132,811FY2025$118,414FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$154,537Certified median offer, Machine Learning Engineer IFY2024 $132,811; FY2025 $118,414; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $154,537$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$132,811FY2025$118,414FY2026*$154,537
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Pinterest, Inc.26 filings
  2. Yahoo Holdings Inc.6 filings
  3. Cohere Health, Inc.4 filings
  4. SPOTIFY USA, INC.4 filings
  5. Affirm, Inc.2 filings
  6. EvenUp Inc.2 filings
  7. Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation2 filings
  8. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC2 filings
  9. CesiumAstro Inc.1 filings
  10. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York12 filings
  2. San Francisco9 filings
  3. Palo Alto8 filings
  4. Seattle7 filings
  5. Jersey City3 filings
  6. San Diego2 filings
  7. Coppell2 filings
  8. Brookfield2 filings
  9. Irvine1 filings
  10. Mountain View1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Pinterest, Inc. · Machine Learning Engineer I26 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
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
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146017-2199$77,501$98,093$118,706$139,298