H-1B Principal Machine Learning Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Machine Learning Engineer is $207,805, across 116 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$207,805
Average wage
$214,044
90th percentile
$302,089
Certified LCAs
116
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $88,005
- 25th
- $178,750
- Median
- $207,805
- Average
- $214,044
- 90th
- $302,089
- Highest
- $380,000
Based on 116 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Roblox Corporation | 10 | $310,245 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 4 | $277,500 |
| Zillow, Inc. | 2 | $236,177 |
| Zuora, Inc. | 2 | $228,059 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 8 | $218,129 |
| Procore Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $217,838 |
| Workday, Inc. | 4 | $204,800 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 6 | $191,500 |
| Glodon USA Software Technology Company, Inc | 2 | $190,436 |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. | 3 | $190,000 |
| TripAdvisor LLC | 2 | $190,000 |
| Upgrade, Inc. | 2 | $187,012 |
| Cognitiv Corp | 2 | $180,000 |
| Personalized Beauty Discovery, Inc. | 2 | $170,872 |
| Expedia, Inc. | 2 | $139,048 |
Salaries by location
San Mateo, CA · $301,250Santa Clara, CA · $220,000San Diego, CA · $191,500Bellevue, WA · $245,000San Francisco, CA · $215,000Seattle, WA · $236,177Redwood City, CA · $228,059Palo Alto, CA · $212,267San Jose, CA · $277,500Sunnyvale, CA · $305,020Plano, TX · $180,000Boston, MA · $146,224Mountain View, CA · $250,000Fremont, CA · $215,197Atlanta, GA · $202,400