Machine Learning Scientist H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051).
Employers filed 91 wage applications for Machine Learning Scientist jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 33 employers. The median offered wage was $163,322, 5.3% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. TikTok Inc. filed the most (19, median $221,000).
- Filings
- 91
- Positions covered
- 168
- Employers
- 33
- Median offered
- $163,322
- Median prevailing wage
- $142,907
- Filings since FY2020
- 367
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +21%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Machine Learning Scientist jobs rose 21%, from $135,000 in fiscal 2020 to $163,322 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 5.1% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 72 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 Scientist by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 82 | $163,322 | +2.9% | $137,946 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 72 | $158,750 | +5.8% | $148,699 | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 65 | $150,000 | +3.4% | $124,222 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 52 | $145,010 | +11.4% | $120,328 | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 40 | $130,146 | +4.1% | $118,664 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 23 | $125,000 | −7.4% | $110,926 | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 33 | $135,000 | n/a | $120,349 | +4.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TikTok Inc. | 19 | $221,000 | +45.7% | |
| Expedia, Inc. | 17 | $129,709 | at the minimum | |
| Netflix, Inc. | 9 | $264,514 | at the minimum | |
| Tempus AI | 6 | $156,600 | +106.6% | |
| Best Buy Co., Inc. | 4 | $150,953 | +61.4% | |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 3 | $179,925 | +7.9% | |
| Wayfair LLC | 3 | $161,803 | +5.4% | |
| Genentech, Inc. | 2 | $166,650 | +6.8% | |
| Arena Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $192,862 | +30.4% | |
| TT Commerce & Global Services LLC | 2 | $238,100 | +92.7% | |
| GoDaddy.com, LLC | 2 | $129,709 | at the minimum | |
| ByteDance Inc. | 1 | $174,900 | +82.0% | |
| Stitch Fix, Inc. | 1 | $250,000 | +5.1% | |
| Boson AI USA Inc. | 1 | $275,000 | +57.8% | |
| Beyond, Inc. | 1 | $140,600 | +16.5% | |
| SigIQ.ai Inc. | 1 | $110,000 | +6.3% | |
| AngioInsight, Inc. | 1 | $135,200 | +13.0% | |
| Themis AI Inc. | 1 | $165,000 | +2.0% | |
| Corteva Agriscience LLC | 1 | $135,533 | at the minimum | |
| Boston Bioprocess, Inc. | 1 | $110,000 | +14.7% | |
| Niantic, Inc. | 1 | $187,741 | +16.1% | |
| Kite Pharma Inc. | 1 | $137,920 | +116.5% | |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | 1 | $155,000 | +47.3% | |
| Snowflake Inc. | 1 | $194,834 | at the minimum | |
| Sesame AI, Inc. | 1 | $209,082 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 33. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Machine Learning Scientist jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 19 | $221,000 | +38.0% | |
| Seattle, WA | 11 | $163,322 | at the minimum | |
| Los Gatos, CA | 8 | $270,182 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 6 | $100,339 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 6 | $165,771 | +17.2% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 4 | $187,770 | +95.4% | |
| Cambridge, MA | 4 | $156,600 | +69.8% | |
| Richfield, MN | 4 | $150,953 | +61.4% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 3 | $187,741 | +0.4% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3 | $179,925 | +7.9% | |
| Boston, MA | 2 | $166,152 | +2.7% | |
| Houston, TX | 2 | $140,000 | +75.2% | |
| Kirkland, WA | 2 | $129,709 | at the minimum | |
| Mountain View, CA | 2 | $203,750 | +16.3% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $255,569 | +1.7% | |
| Berkeley, CA | 1 | $110,000 | +6.3% | |
| Champaign, IL | 1 | $110,000 | +14.7% | |
| Germantown, MD | 1 | $137,920 | +116.5% | |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $155,000 | +47.3% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $325,000 | +195.4% | |
| Littleton, CO | 1 | $170,000 | +11.9% | |
| Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $194,834 | at the minimum | |
| Midvale, UT | 1 | $140,600 | +16.5% | |
| Minnetonka, MN | 1 | $135,200 | +13.0% | |
| Quincy, MA | 1 | $165,000 | +2.0% | |
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.