AI/ML Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051).
Employers filed 161 wage applications for AI/ML Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 99 employers. The median offered wage was $106,944, 0.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Navy Federal Credit Union filed the most (7, median $168,230).
- Filings
- 161
- Positions covered
- 151
- Employers
- 99
- Median offered
- $106,944
- Median prevailing wage
- $103,210
- Filings since FY2021
- 263
- Median offer change since FY2021
- +2%
Offered wage since 2021
The median wage offered for AI/ML Engineer jobs rose 2%, from $105,707 in fiscal 2021 to $108,077 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.1% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 84 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
AI/ML Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 141 | $108,077 | +2.7% | $102,232 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 84 | $105,227 | +16.9% | $100,787 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 17 | $90,000 | +0.4% | $84,906 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 4 | $89,677 | −12.9% | $80,184 | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 11 | $102,900 | −2.7% | $98,779 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 6 | $105,707 | n/a | $94,640 | +13.3% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Federal Credit Union | 7 | $168,230 | +17.3% | |
| Strategic Staffing Solutions, L.C. | 7 | $151,840 | +12.9% | |
| Infotech Prism LLC | 6 | $90,958 | at the minimum | |
| Firstnet Global LLC | 6 | $92,581 | at the minimum | |
| Gokatech, Inc. | 5 | $90,900 | +0.7% | |
| Systalyze Inc. | 4 | $172,500 | +14.9% | |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | 3 | $99,840 | +27.9% | |
| Techpro Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $106,496 | +11.4% | |
| Cuboid LLC | 3 | $91,500 | +0.2% | |
| Orienteoptic Inc. | 3 | $90,751 | at the minimum | |
| Broadaxis Inc | 3 | $92,700 | +0.1% | |
| Amistad Labs Inc | 3 | $89,378 | at the minimum | |
| AgileTrailblazers, LLC | 3 | $106,442 | at the minimum | |
| Cyber Nirvana LLC | 3 | $96,928 | at the minimum | |
| Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $84,594 | at the minimum | |
| VS Tech Inc | 2 | $88,000 | +0.2% | |
| Pacific Consultancy Services LLC | 2 | $111,500 | +1.9% | |
| TechAI Inc | 2 | $114,000 | +2.5% | |
| Cruise LLC | 2 | $206,679 | +14.4% | |
| Naav Tech LLC | 2 | $97,760 | +4.0% | |
| Dentsply Sirona Inc. | 2 | $115,617 | at the minimum | |
| Adroit Affine LLC. | 2 | $115,710 | at the minimum | |
| Ip Heights LLC | 2 | $104,479 | at the minimum | |
| SASInfo Inc | 2 | $96,710 | at the minimum | |
| Insight Global, LLC | 2 | $146,047 | +10.1% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 99. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where AI/ML Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving, TX | 13 | $96,034 | +0.1% | |
| Plano, TX | 10 | $92,581 | at the minimum | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 9 | $90,958 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 9 | $110,000 | +2.5% | |
| Vienna, VA | 7 | $168,230 | +17.3% | |
| Austin, TX | 5 | $103,000 | +0.9% | |
| Cambridge, MA | 5 | $187,303 | +17.4% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 5 | $91,500 | +0.2% | |
| New York, NY | 5 | $110,000 | +0.5% | |
| Chicago, IL | 3 | $99,840 | +27.9% | |
| Marietta, GA | 3 | $88,000 | +0.2% | |
| Richardson, TX | 3 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| San Francisco, CA | 3 | $135,000 | +0.8% | |
| Arlington, TX | 2 | $141,773 | at the minimum | |
| Beaumont, TX | 2 | $64,293 | at the minimum | |
| Buffalo, NY | 2 | $102,461 | at the minimum | |
| Coppell, TX | 2 | $93,517 | +0.1% | |
| Duluth, GA | 2 | $97,760 | +4.0% | |
| Duvall, WA | 2 | $206,679 | +14.4% | |
| Maryland Heights, MO | 2 | $87,735 | at the minimum | |
| Norwalk, CT | 2 | $136,500 | +12.8% | |
| Reston, VA | 2 | $111,191 | at the minimum | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 2 | $105,633 | at the minimum | |
| Waltham, MA | 2 | $115,617 | at the minimum | |
| Williamston, MI | 2 | $85,467 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 5 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.