H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff ML Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff ML Engineer covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $190,000.

FY2026 certified median
$190,000
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,200–$210,000
Top employer
Visa Technology & Operations LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$146,349$134,867$162,022
FY202510$147,550$139,800$169,353
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$190,000$152,200$210,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff ML EngineerFY2024 $146,349; FY2025 $147,550; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$146,349FY2025$147,550FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$190,000Certified median offer, Staff ML EngineerFY2024 $146,349; FY2025 $147,550; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$146,349FY2025$147,550FY2026*$190,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC11 filings
  2. Visa U.S.A. Inc.2 filings
  3. C5R Corp1 filings
  4. Coupang Global LLC1 filings
  5. GROUP 1001 RESOURCES, LLC1 filings
  6. Lilt, Inc.1 filings
  7. SHOPIFY SEARCH, INC.1 filings
  8. Udemy, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin9 filings
  2. Foster City4 filings
  3. San Francisco3 filings
  4. New York1 filings
  5. Irving1 filings
  6. Seattle1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Visa Technology & Operations LLC · Staff ML 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1221$79,914$111,987$144,082$176,155
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493