H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal ML Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal ML Engineer covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $310,000.

FY2025 certified median
$310,000
Total filings
13
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$278,800–$333,750
Top employer
X.AI LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$325,000$300,000$362,500
FY20255$310,000$278,800$333,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal ML EngineerFY2024 $325,000; FY2025 $310,000$0$200,000$400,000$600,000FY2024$325,000FY2025$310,000Certified median offer, Principal ML EngineerFY2024 $325,000; FY2025 $310,000$0$200k$400k$600kFY2024$325,000FY2025$310,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. X.AI LLC12 filings
  2. Visa Technology & Operations LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto6 filings
  2. San Francisco6 filings
  3. Foster City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. X.AI LLC · Principal ML Engineer12 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 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187