H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Machine Learning Scientist

Occupation profile for Staff Machine Learning Scientist covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $240,000.

FY2026 certified median
$240,000
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$182,875–$240,000
Top employer
PayPal, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$133,274$131,687$134,861
FY20258$230,000$182,875$240,395
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$240,000$182,875$240,000

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 ScientistFY2024 $133,274; FY2025 $230,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $240,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$133,274FY2025$230,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$240,000Certified median offer, Staff Machine Learning ScientistFY2024 $133,274; FY2025 $230,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $240,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$133,274FY2025$230,000FY2026*$240,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. PayPal, Inc.3 filings
  2. VELOCITYEHS INC3 filings
  3. Tempus AI2 filings
  4. Visa Technology & Operations LLC2 filings
  5. Visa U.S.A. Inc.2 filings
  6. Flexport, Inc.1 filings
  7. Matterworks, Inc.1 filings
  8. Tahoe Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin4 filings
  2. San Jose2 filings
  3. Chicago2 filings
  4. San Francisco1 filings
  5. South San Francisco1 filings
  6. Stamford1 filings
  7. Somerville1 filings
  8. Hightstown1 filings
  9. New York1 filings
  10. Bellevue1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1221$79,914$111,987$144,082$176,155
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
    2026-27Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 1486015-1221$119,787$130,874$141,939$153,026
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1221$75,608$109,387$143,146$176,925
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136