H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Machine Learning Engineer covers 94 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $223,369.

FY2026 certified median
$223,369
Total filings
94
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$201,200–$235,001
Top employer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202423$215,197$166,373$252,125
FY202537$215,000$192,954$255,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)34$223,369$201,200$235,001

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Machine Learning EngineerFY2024 $215,197; FY2025 $215,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $223,369$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$215,197FY2025$215,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$223,369Certified median offer, Principal Machine Learning EngineerFY2024 $215,197; FY2025 $215,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $223,369$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$215,197FY2025$215,000FY2026*$223,369
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.8 filings
  2. Workday, Inc.8 filings
  3. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.4 filings
  4. PayPal, Inc.3 filings
  5. Roblox Corporation3 filings
  6. Altana Technologies, Inc.2 filings
  7. Atlassian US, Inc.2 filings
  8. Autodesk, Inc.2 filings
  9. Banjo Health, Inc.2 filings
  10. Cohere Health, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara13 filings
  2. San Mateo6 filings
  3. San Diego5 filings
  4. Bellevue5 filings
  5. Palo Alto4 filings
  6. Pleasanton4 filings
  7. San Francisco4 filings
  8. San Jose4 filings
  9. Fremont3 filings
  10. Mountain View3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Workday, Inc. · Principal Machine Learning Engineer8 filings
  2. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Principal Machine Learning Engineer8 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518