Lead Machine Learning Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051).
Employers filed 29 wage applications for Lead Machine Learning Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 22 employers. The median offered wage was $200,000, 13.6% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Docusign Inc. filed the most (4, median $237,300).
- Filings
- 29
- Positions covered
- 29
- Employers
- 22
- Median offered
- $200,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $163,550
- Filings since FY2020
- 101
- Median offer change since FY2021
- +28%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Lead Machine Learning Engineer jobs rose 28%, from $150,000 in fiscal 2021 to $192,500 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 13.6% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 20 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.
Lead Machine Learning Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 24 | $192,500 | −0.9% | $166,546 | +13.6% |
| 2025 | 19 | $194,300 | +5.0% | $158,309 | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 20 | $185,000 | −3.1% | $146,266 | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 13 | $191,000 | +6.1% | $148,491 | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 12 | $180,000 | +20.0% | $162,510 | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 11 | $150,000 | n/a | $143,936 | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docusign Inc. | 4 | $237,300 | +11.1% | |
| McKesson Corporation | 2 | $233,692 | +57.1% | |
| Noble Artificial Intelligence, Inc. | 2 | $158,637 | +4.3% | |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 2 | $175,427 | at the minimum | |
| Upwork Inc. | 2 | $246,328 | +40.7% | |
| May Mobility, Inc. | 1 | $325,000 | +98.7% | |
| The Broad Institute, Inc. | 1 | $177,082 | +1.7% | |
| Barclays Services Corp. | 1 | $158,000 | +60.6% | |
| NIKE USA Inc. | 1 | $200,000 | +31.5% | |
| ASAPP, Inc. | 1 | $208,700 | +11.3% | |
| The Prudential Insurance Company of America | 1 | $191,900 | +1.2% | |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | 1 | $180,000 | +29.4% | |
| UPS Worldwide Forwarding, Inc. | 1 | $176,400 | +68.6% | |
| The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America | 1 | $205,507 | +8.4% | |
| Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC | 1 | $212,075 | +7.7% | |
| Finfare, Inc. | 1 | $185,000 | +22.0% | |
| ADP Technology Services, Inc. | 1 | $139,506 | at the minimum | |
| Upwork Global LLC | 1 | $255,096 | +30.9% | |
Showing the 18 employers with the most filings of 22. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Lead Machine Learning Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 4 | $233,692 | +57.1% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 4 | $220,350 | +10.0% | |
| Pacifica, CA | 2 | $251,376 | +29.0% | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $165,000 | +19.6% | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $200,000 | +18.0% | |
| Duluth, GA | 1 | $200,000 | +31.5% | |
| Fairfax, VA | 1 | $175,427 | at the minimum | |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $232,000 | +8.7% | |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $141,773 | at the minimum | |
| Henderson, NV | 1 | $158,000 | +60.6% | |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $185,000 | +22.0% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $245,000 | +54.3% | |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $176,400 | +68.6% | |
| New York, NY | 1 | $205,507 | +8.4% | |
| Newark, CA | 1 | $242,600 | +13.6% | |
| Newark, NJ | 1 | $191,900 | +1.2% | |
| Prosper, TX | 1 | $143,000 | +0.9% | |
| Reston, VA | 1 | $175,427 | at the minimum | |
| Roseland, NJ | 1 | $139,506 | at the minimum | |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $212,075 | +7.7% | |
| Walnut Creek, CA | 1 | $133,952 | at the minimum | |
| Worcester, MA | 1 | $177,082 | +1.7% | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.