H-1B Machine Learning Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Machine Learning Engineer is $160,000, across 4,460 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$160,000
Average wage
$162,099
90th percentile
$222,368
Certified LCAs
4,460
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $58,240
- 25th
- $127,712
- Median
- $160,000
- Average
- $162,099
- 90th
- $222,368
- Highest
- $435,000
Based on 4,460 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
401FY20
519FY21
735FY22
604FY23
793FY24
1,031FY25
377FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Machine Learning Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Netflix, Inc. | 29 | $237,786 |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | 105 | $232,800 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 128 | $210,690 |
| TikTok Inc. | 128 | $200,000 |
| Apple Inc. | 1,035 | $185,000 |
| Dropbox, Inc. | 33 | $181,272 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 38 | $178,000 |
| Adobe Inc. | 418 | $175,000 |
| Facebook, Inc. | 39 | $174,000 |
| Zillow, Inc. | 35 | $155,106 |
| Bloomberg L.P. | 41 | $151,819 |
| Expedia, Inc. | 32 | $149,240 |
| Pinterest, Inc. | 47 | $145,700 |
| Zoom Video Communications, Inc. | 26 | $135,480 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 100 | $123,000 |
Salaries by location
San Jose, CA · $180,000Cupertino, CA · $191,754Seattle, WA · $166,659San Francisco, CA · $164,403New York, NY · $151,819Sunnyvale, CA · $187,741San Diego, CA · $125,000Bellevue, WA · $180,710Santa Clara, CA · $162,118Mountain View, CA · $183,600Menlo Park, CA · $191,350Palo Alto, CA · $150,000Austin, TX · $131,134Boston, MA · $141,227Cambridge, MA · $137,400