H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Machine Learning Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Machine Learning Research Scientist covers 24 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $215,150.

FY2026 certified median
$215,150
Total filings
24
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$196,042–$240,840
Top employer
Scale AI, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$161,500$152,250$170,750
FY20255$200,000$135,200$200,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$215,150$196,042$240,840

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 ScientistFY2024 $161,500; FY2025 $200,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $215,150$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$161,500FY2025$200,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$215,150Certified median offer, Machine Learning Research ScientistFY2024 $161,500; FY2025 $200,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $215,150$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$161,500FY2025$200,000FY2026*$215,150
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Scale AI, Inc.5 filings
  2. MasterControl Solutions, Inc.3 filings
  3. Nuro, Inc3 filings
  4. Amplify Education, Inc.2 filings
  5. ROBERT BOSCH LLC2 filings
  6. Arc Research Institute1 filings
  7. Axiom Quant, Inc.1 filings
  8. ByteDance Inc.1 filings
  9. Day Zero Diagnostics, Inc.1 filings
  10. Lendbuzz, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco4 filings
  2. Mountain View3 filings
  3. Pittsburgh3 filings
  4. Irvine2 filings
  5. Palo Alto2 filings
  6. Boston2 filings
  7. New York2 filings
  8. Bellevue2 filings
  9. Santa Clara1 filings
  10. Baltimore1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1221$101,608$119,683$137,758$155,834
    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
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1221$111,322$133,307$155,293$177,278
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2041$76,960$98,342$119,746$141,128
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722