H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal, Machine Learning Scientist

Occupation profile for Principal, Machine Learning Scientist covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $148,741.

FY2026 certified median
$148,741
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$148,741–$183,569
Top employer
Expedia, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20252$153,120$141,009$165,230
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$148,741$148,741$183,569

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 ScientistFY2025 $153,120; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,741$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$153,120FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$148,741Certified median offer, Principal, Machine Learning ScientistFY2025 $153,120; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,741$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$153,120FY2026*$148,741
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Expedia, Inc.3 filings
  2. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC1 filings
  3. TripAdvisor LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin2 filings
  2. Needham1 filings
  3. Eagleville1 filings
  4. Seattle1 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
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1243$125,091$142,917$160,722$178,547
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-2041$70,179$93,579$116,979$140,379
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232