H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $202,569.

FY2026 certified median
$202,569
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$179,000–$226,138
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$168,000$168,000$176,846
FY20252$183,767$175,884$191,651
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$202,569$179,000$226,138

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Machine Learning Researcher EngineerFY2024 $168,000; FY2025 $183,767; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $202,569$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$168,000FY2025$183,767FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$202,569Certified median offer, Staff Machine Learning Researcher EngineerFY2024 $168,000; FY2025 $183,767; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $202,569$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$168,000FY2025$183,767FY2026*$202,569
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.11 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego6 filings
  2. Santa Clara5 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Staff Machine Learning Researcher 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653