H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff ML Scientist

Occupation profile for Staff ML Scientist covers 27 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,200.

FY2026 certified median
$152,200
Total filings
27
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,200–$152,200
Top employer
Visa U.S.A. Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$132,475$130,100$139,536
FY20259$144,144$139,800$144,144
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$152,200$152,200$152,200

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff ML ScientistFY2024 $132,475; FY2025 $144,144; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,200$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$132,475FY2025$144,144FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$152,200Certified median offer, Staff ML ScientistFY2024 $132,475; FY2025 $144,144; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,200$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$132,475FY2025$144,144FY2026*$152,200
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Visa U.S.A. Inc.19 filings
  2. Visa Technology & Operations LLC5 filings
  3. CyberSource Corporation1 filings
  4. Lica World Inc.1 filings
  5. Marqeta, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin21 filings
  2. Foster City3 filings
  3. San Francisco1 filings
  4. Santa Clara1 filings
  5. Danville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Visa U.S.A. Inc. · Staff ML Scientist19 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 1242015-1221$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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaArea 420000315-2031$59,592$70,574$81,557$92,539