Machine Learning Engineer II H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 126 wage applications for Machine Learning Engineer II jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 38 employers. The median offered wage was $172,466, 6.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Pinterest, Inc. filed the most (66, median $174,304).
- Filings
- 126
- Positions covered
- 124
- Employers
- 38
- Median offered
- $172,466
- Median prevailing wage
- $149,240
- Filings since FY2020
- 450
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +43%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Machine Learning Engineer II jobs rose 43%, from $121,000 in fiscal 2020 to $173,618 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 7.9% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 95 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 II by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 114 | $173,618 | +16.8% | $148,970 | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 94 | $148,699 | −6.7% | $137,259 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 95 | $159,381 | +4.2% | $144,924 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 55 | $152,987 | +5.9% | $116,646 | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 35 | $144,500 | −6.8% | $110,240 | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 36 | $155,000 | +28.1% | $99,299 | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 21 | $121,000 | n/a | $113,797 | +7.4% |
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. | 66 | $174,304 | at the minimum | |
| HP Inc. | 6 | $160,786 | at the minimum | |
| Spotify USA Inc. | 4 | $195,000 | +44.2% | |
| Riot Games, Inc. | 4 | $185,318 | at the minimum | |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | 3 | $158,200 | +7.8% | |
| PathAI, Inc. | 3 | $127,712 | at the minimum | |
| Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO) | 3 | $180,000 | +37.6% | |
| Cognitiv Corp | 3 | $172,000 | +28.4% | |
| Grubhub Holdings Inc. | 2 | $191,000 | +12.7% | |
| Yahoo Holdings Inc. | 2 | $152,007 | at the minimum | |
| Zima International, Inc. | 2 | $144,375 | +28.2% | |
| Scribd, Inc. | 2 | $197,500 | +9.3% | |
| PhysicsX, Inc. | 1 | $215,000 | +26.8% | |
| EvenUp Inc. | 1 | $190,000 | +15.6% | |
| The Broad Institute, Inc. | 1 | $128,689 | +71.3% | |
| Gentuity, LLC | 1 | $132,000 | +0.7% | |
| Indeed, Inc. | 1 | $154,000 | +10.7% | |
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | 1 | $163,520 | +9.5% | |
| Peloton Interactive, Inc. | 1 | $139,506 | +27.4% | |
| Egencia LLC | 1 | $119,558 | at the minimum | |
| Metropolis Employee Services, LLC | 1 | $154,606 | at the minimum | |
| Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Inc. | 1 | $123,000 | +36.3% | |
| BILL Operations LLC | 1 | $169,016 | at the minimum | |
| Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. | 1 | $140,000 | +37.6% | |
| Mapbox, Inc. | 1 | $185,000 | +6.5% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 38. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Machine Learning Engineer II jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 24 | $172,286 | at the minimum | |
| San Francisco, CA | 22 | $187,741 | +16.1% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 18 | $174,304 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 16 | $169,541 | +6.3% | |
| San Mateo, CA | 5 | $172,000 | +17.0% | |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $114,754 | at the minimum | |
| Boston, MA | 3 | $146,500 | +12.4% | |
| Cambridge, MA | 3 | $128,689 | +36.3% | |
| Culver City, CA | 3 | $159,099 | +22.1% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $157,123 | at the minimum | |
| Bellevue, WA | 2 | $146,855 | +13.2% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 2 | $148,028 | +40.4% | |
| St. Louis, MO | 2 | $78,083 | at the minimum | |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $171,660 | at the minimum | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $203,469 | +18.3% | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $175,000 | +55.7% | |
| Arlington, VA | 1 | $144,375 | +24.5% | |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $148,000 | +154.9% | |
| Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $140,000 | +37.6% | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $190,000 | +73.5% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $116,277 | +3.4% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $119,558 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $132,000 | +62.5% | |
| Malden, MA | 1 | $154,606 | at the minimum | |
| Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $187,574 | 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.
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