H-1B Lead Machine Learning Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer is $180,000, across 87 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$180,000
Average wage
$186,159
90th percentile
$248,593
Certified LCAs
87
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $89,300
- 25th
- $159,040
- Median
- $180,000
- Average
- $186,159
- 90th
- $248,593
- Highest
- $325,000
Based on 87 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Docusign, Inc. | 8 | $250,000 |
| Upwork Inc. | 2 | $246,328 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 2 | $216,600 |
| ASAPP, Inc. | 5 | $207,000 |
| Experian Information Solutions Inc. | 2 | $204,145 |
| NIKE USA Inc. | 5 | $200,000 |
| Hulu, LLC (indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company) | 2 | $181,100 |
| Forest Vision LLC | 3 | $180,000 |
| INVITAE CORPORATION | 2 | $180,000 |
| UPS Worldwide Forwarding, Inc. | 2 | $176,400 |
| Ginger.io, Inc. | 2 | $174,720 |
| Barkbox, Inc. | 2 | $170,000 |
| TheNotCompany, Inc. | 3 | $163,342 |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. | 4 | $155,000 |
| ABRIDGE AL INC | 2 | $100,000 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $182,750New York, NY · $170,040Seattle, WA · $175,000Bellevue, WA · $180,000Pittsburgh, PA · $100,000Mountain View, CA · $227,500Santa Monica, CA · $237,150Oviedo, FL · $216,600Fremont, CA · $252,960Irvine, CA · $185,000Miami, FL · $147,390Hillsboro, OR · $200,000Sunnyvale, CA · $194,397Watertown, MA · $200,000Edison, NJ · $210,000