Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior Algorithm Engineer
Occupation profile for Senior Algorithm Engineer covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $135,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $135,000
- Total filings
- 14
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $129,302–$137,176
- Top employer
- Alibaba Group (U.S) Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 7 | $128,502 | $115,617 | $140,950 |
| FY2025 | 2 | $151,331 | $138,710 | $163,951 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 5 | $135,000 | $129,302 | $137,176 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Alibaba Group (U.S) Inc.3 filings
- Alibaba Cloud US LLC2 filings
- Magna Electronics, Inc.2 filings
- Akool Inc1 filings
- Ant Technologies U.S., Inc.1 filings
- ByteDance Inc.1 filings
- Esperto Medical, Inc.1 filings
- KLA Corporation1 filings
- PASCALL Systems, Inc.1 filings
- QuinStreet, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Bellevue5 filings
- Auburn Hills2 filings
- San Jose1 filings
- Sunnyvale1 filings
- Washington1 filings
- Cambridge1 filings
- Ann Arbor1 filings
- Katy1 filings
- Salt Lake City1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2141 | $84,864 | $100,672 | $116,459 | $132,267 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |
| 2026-27 | Ann Arbor, MIArea 11460 | 15-1221 | $100,277 | $121,555 | $142,813 | $164,091 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-2041 | $76,960 | $98,342 | $119,746 | $141,128 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 15-2051 | $70,658 | $93,226 | $115,794 | $138,362 |
| 2026-27 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 41620 | 19-1029 | $72,862 | $86,549 | $100,256 | $113,942 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1211 | $102,960 | $129,938 | $156,894 | $183,872 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1221 | $123,302 | $163,072 | $202,862 | $242,632 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-2031 | $75,358 | $94,411 | $113,443 | $132,496 |