Machine Learning Engineer I H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051).
Employers filed 31 wage applications for Machine Learning Engineer I jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 14 employers. The median offered wage was $149,240, 15.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Pinterest, Inc. filed the most (12, median $166,432).
- Filings
- 31
- Positions covered
- 31
- Employers
- 14
- Median offered
- $149,240
- Median prevailing wage
- $131,997
- Filings since FY2020
- 108
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +27%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Machine Learning Engineer I jobs rose 27%, from $117,770 in fiscal 2020 to $149,240 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 15.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 19 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.
Machine Learning Engineer I by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 29 | $149,240 | +26.0% | $131,997 | +15.7% |
| 2025 | 19 | $118,414 | −15.5% | $118,414 | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 15 | $140,199 | −15.0% | $121,597 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | $164,848 | +26.8% | $111,363 | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 13 | $130,000 | +4.0% | $101,587 | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 13 | $125,008 | +6.1% | $96,242 | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 5 | $117,770 | n/a | $117,770 | at the minimum |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinterest, Inc. | 12 | $166,432 | +22.6% | |
| Yahoo Holdings Inc. | 5 | $129,667 | at the minimum | |
| EvenUp Inc. | 2 | $155,000 | +15.7% | |
| Affirm, Inc. | 2 | $138,975 | +2.6% | |
| PhysicsX, Inc. | 1 | $162,000 | +0.7% | |
| Grubhub Holdings Inc. | 1 | $129,000 | +62.4% | |
| HP Inc. | 1 | $135,891 | at the minimum | |
| Zima International, Inc. | 1 | $138,750 | +35.1% | |
| Robotics and AI Institute LLC | 1 | $194,688 | +22.0% | |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. | 1 | $95,000 | +30.7% | |
| Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | 1 | $115,500 | +34.7% | |
| Stryder Corporation | 1 | $180,000 | +11.4% | |
| Moloco, Inc. | 1 | $155,400 | +16.0% | |
Showing the 13 employers with the most filings of 14. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Machine Learning Engineer I jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 7 | $162,000 | +54.8% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 7 | $155,000 | +19.3% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $135,891 | at the minimum | |
| Seattle, WA | 3 | $163,322 | at the minimum | |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $115,500 | +34.7% | |
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $194,688 | +22.0% | |
| Iowa City, IA | 1 | $95,000 | +30.7% | |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $129,667 | at the minimum | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $103,210 | at the minimum | |
| Lynnwood, WA | 1 | $96,117 | at the minimum | |
| Mountain View, CA | 1 | $130,000 | +5.2% | |
| Redwood City, CA | 1 | $155,400 | +16.0% | |
| San Diego, CA | 1 | $138,750 | +35.1% | |
| San Mateo, CA | 1 | $135,699 | at the minimum | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1 | $147,950 | 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.