H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Machine Learning Research Engineer

Occupation profile for Machine Learning Research Engineer covers 70 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $225,000.

FY2026 certified median
$225,000
Total filings
70
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$186,285–$330,000
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202439$181,792$163,562$190,365
FY202518$184,743$156,000$205,607
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$225,000$186,285$330,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Machine Learning Research EngineerFY2024 $181,792; FY2025 $184,743; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $225,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$181,792FY2025$184,743FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$225,000Certified median offer, Machine Learning Research EngineerFY2024 $181,792; FY2025 $184,743; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $225,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$181,792FY2025$184,743FY2026*$225,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.32 filings
  2. Scale AI, Inc.19 filings
  3. Sunday Robotics, Inc.3 filings
  4. Evidium, Inc.2 filings
  5. Optiver Services US LLC2 filings
  6. Qeexo, Co.2 filings
  7. Applied X Lab, Inc.1 filings
  8. Brevian, Inc.1 filings
  9. BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES, LP1 filings
  10. Fortify AI, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco19 filings
  2. Cupertino13 filings
  3. Seattle9 filings
  4. New York5 filings
  5. Cambridge4 filings
  6. Mountain View3 filings
  7. Sunnyvale3 filings
  8. Palo Alto2 filings
  9. San Mateo2 filings
  10. Santa Clara2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Machine Learning Research Engineer32 filings
  2. Scale AI, Inc. · Machine Learning Research Engineer19 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 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530