Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior Machine Learning Scientist
Occupation profile for Senior Machine Learning Scientist covers 46 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $190,957.
- FY2026 certified median
- $190,957
- Total filings
- 46
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $170,741–$202,985
- Top employer
- Expedia, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 13 | $155,958 | $145,000 | $200,000 |
| FY2025 | 19 | $181,791 | $167,113 | $201,154 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 14 | $190,957 | $170,741 | $202,985 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Expedia, Inc.8 filings
- Genentech, Inc.3 filings
- Tempus AI3 filings
- Freenome Holdings, Inc.2 filings
- GoDaddy.com, LLC2 filings
- Niantic, Inc.2 filings
- Overjet, Inc.2 filings
- Q Bio, Inc.2 filings
- Salesforce, Inc.2 filings
- Valinor Industries, Inc.2 filings
Top cities
- Seattle6 filings
- San Francisco5 filings
- South San Francisco4 filings
- New York4 filings
- Kirkland3 filings
- Redwood City2 filings
- Sunnyvale2 filings
- Alameda1 filings
- Emeryville1 filings
- Glendale1 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 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-2051 | $93,912 | $127,026 | $160,118 | $193,232 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1221 | $100,422 | $137,779 | $175,136 | $212,493 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1221 | $107,515 | $150,738 | $193,960 | $237,182 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-1029 | $92,955 | $120,349 | $147,742 | $175,136 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-2051 | $88,920 | $112,861 | $136,781 | $160,722 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-2051 | $110,386 | $142,438 | $174,512 | $206,565 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-2051 | $125,486 | $168,917 | $212,326 | $255,757 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1221 | $123,302 | $163,072 | $202,862 | $242,632 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1252 | $95,888 | $119,642 | $143,395 | $167,149 |