H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer, Machine Learning

Occupation profile for Software Engineer, Machine Learning covers 426 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $174,304.

FY2026 certified median
$174,304
Total filings
426
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$168,926–$214,032
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024138$192,850$160,489$220,000
FY2025144$195,055$175,000$226,761
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)144$174,304$168,926$214,032

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer, Machine LearningFY2024 $192,850; FY2025 $195,055; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,304$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$192,850FY2025$195,055FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$174,304Certified median offer, Software Engineer, Machine LearningFY2024 $192,850; FY2025 $195,055; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,304$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$192,850FY2025$195,055FY2026*$174,304
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc228 filings
  2. LinkedIn Corporation108 filings
  3. DoorDash, Inc.13 filings
  4. Tinder LLC7 filings
  5. Match Group LLC6 filings
  6. Orby AI, Inc.4 filings
  7. Roku, Inc.4 filings
  8. SERVE OPERATING CO4 filings
  9. AiNaDoctor Inc.3 filings
  10. C3.ai, Inc.3 filings

Top cities

  1. Menlo Park121 filings
  2. Sunnyvale105 filings
  3. New York36 filings
  4. Bellevue36 filings
  5. San Francisco25 filings
  6. Seattle14 filings
  7. Palo Alto13 filings
  8. Mountain View12 filings
  9. Redwood City10 filings
  10. Burlingame8 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc · Software Engineer, Machine Learning228 filings
  2. LinkedIn Corporation · Software Engineer, Machine Learning108 filings
  3. DoorDash, Inc. · Software Engineer, Machine Learning13 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 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2041$133,557$158,018$182,458$206,918
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160