H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal AI/ML Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal AI/ML Engineer covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $161,741.

FY2026 certified median
$161,741
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$161,741–$182,629
Top employer
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$121,753$116,423$127,083
FY20257$141,170$141,170$156,936
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$161,741$161,741$182,629

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal AI/ML EngineerFY2024 $121,753; FY2025 $141,170; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $161,741$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$121,753FY2025$141,170FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$161,741Certified median offer, Principal AI/ML EngineerFY2024 $121,753; FY2025 $141,170; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $161,741$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$121,753FY2025$141,170FY2026*$161,741
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments11 filings
  2. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC4 filings
  3. Cruise LLC3 filings
  4. JUDGE TECHNICAL SERVICES INC1 filings
  5. Optum Services, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Durham10 filings
  2. Westlake2 filings
  3. Salt Lake City2 filings
  4. Bellevue2 filings
  5. Millbrae1 filings
  6. San Francisco1 filings
  7. Jersey City1 filings
  8. Malvern1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments · Principal AI/ML Engineer11 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
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-1252$87,173$109,179$131,186$153,192
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
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-2051$74,859$98,134$121,410$144,685
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565