H-1B Staff Machine Learning Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Machine Learning Engineer is $199,534, across 380 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$199,534
Average wage
$203,390
90th percentile
$264,563
Certified LCAs
380
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $86,819
- 25th
- $160,465
- Median
- $199,534
- Average
- $203,390
- 90th
- $264,563
- Highest
- $390,000
Based on 380 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Xmotors.Ai, Inc. | 5 | $300,000 |
| SPOTIFY USA, INC. | 4 | $295,125 |
| Cruise LLC | 8 | $271,700 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 4 | $246,200 |
| Maplebear Inc. | 6 | $242,500 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 7 | $240,000 |
| The RealReal, Inc. | 4 | $233,300 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 12 | $226,019 |
| SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC | 4 | $219,038 |
| Coupang Global LLC | 29 | $210,704 |
| Jasper AI, Inc. | 4 | $193,500 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 19 | $192,941 |
| Pinterest, Inc. | 23 | $184,662 |
| ActiveHours, Inc. | 7 | $183,310 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 69 | $148,500 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $214,256San Diego, CA · $148,500Santa Clara, CA · $214,948Mountain View, CA · $226,158Palo Alto, CA · $230,000Seattle, WA · $190,486San Jose, CA · $213,176New York, NY · $235,000Austin, TX · $139,476Bellevue, WA · $240,000Fremont, CA · $183,250San Mateo, CA · $225,950Redwood City, CA · $226,138Sunnyvale, CA · $243,100Kirkland, WA · $182,312