Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Staff Algorithm Engineer
Occupation profile for Staff Algorithm Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $198,100.
- FY2026 certified median
- $198,100
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $190,900–$203,051
- Top employer
- NIO USA, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $182,413 | $182,413 | $182,413 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $182,413 | $174,616 | $187,462 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 4 | $198,100 | $190,900 | $203,051 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- NIO USA, Inc.3 filings
- Ripple Medical Inc.2 filings
- Alibaba Group (U.S) Inc.1 filings
- Ambarella Corp.1 filings
- Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Inc1 filings
Top cities
- Bellevue4 filings
- Dublin1 filings
- Irvine1 filings
- Santa Clara1 filings
- Watertown1 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 | 17-2141 | $88,026 | $108,222 | $128,398 | $148,595 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2071 | $87,818 | $109,616 | $131,435 | $153,234 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2071 | $89,794 | $117,645 | $145,475 | $173,326 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-2021 | $80,621 | $92,518 | $104,416 | $116,314 |
| 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 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |