H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Autopilot Machine Learning Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Autopilot Machine Learning Engineer covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $269,568.

FY2026 certified median
$269,568
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$269,568–$274,784
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$247,800$236,800$260,038
FY20253$300,000$300,000$300,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$269,568$269,568$274,784

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Autopilot Machine Learning EngineerFY2024 $247,800; FY2025 $300,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $269,568$0$100,000$200,000$300,000FY2024$247,800FY2025$300,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$269,568Certified median offer, Staff Autopilot Machine Learning EngineerFY2024 $247,800; FY2025 $300,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $269,568$0$100k$200k$300kFY2024$247,800FY2025$300,000FY2026*$269,568
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.11 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Staff Autopilot Machine Learning Engineer11 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 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403