H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Machine Learning Engineer - Search Ads

Occupation profile for Machine Learning Engineer - Search Ads covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $215,000.

FY2026 certified median
$215,000
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$215,000–$215,000
Top employer
ByteDance Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$215,000$210,000$222,500
FY20256$240,000$240,000$258,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$215,000$215,000$215,000

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 - Search AdsFY2024 $215,000; FY2025 $240,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $215,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$215,000FY2025$240,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$215,000Certified median offer, Machine Learning Engineer - Search AdsFY2024 $215,000; FY2025 $240,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $215,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$215,000FY2025$240,000FY2026*$215,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ByteDance Inc.10 filings
  2. TikTok Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ByteDance Inc. · Machine Learning Engineer - Search Ads10 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 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653