H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Machine Learning Research

Occupation profile for Machine Learning Research covers 93 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $182,569.

FY2026 certified median
$182,569
Total filings
93
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$173,403–$207,392
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202532$199,107$179,982$221,045
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)61$182,569$173,403$207,392

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Machine Learning ResearchFY2025 $199,107; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $182,569$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2025$199,107FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$182,569Certified median offer, Machine Learning ResearchFY2025 $199,107; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $182,569$0$70k$140k$210kFY2025$199,107FY2026*$182,569
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.93 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino47 filings
  2. Seattle14 filings
  3. New York8 filings
  4. Cambridge7 filings
  5. San Francisco5 filings
  6. Santa Clara5 filings
  7. Pittsburgh4 filings
  8. Sunnyvale2 filings
  9. Allston1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Machine Learning Research93 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
2026-27Seattle-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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530