Senior AI/ML Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 50 wage applications for Senior AI/ML Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 22 employers. The median offered wage was $155,000, 7.0% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Optum Services, Inc. filed the most (11, median $152,644).
- Filings
- 50
- Positions covered
- 50
- Employers
- 22
- Median offered
- $155,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $137,332
- Filings since FY2021
- 91
- Median offer change since FY2023
- +39%
Offered wage since 2021
The median wage offered for Senior AI/ML Engineer jobs rose 39%, from $115,918 in fiscal 2023 to $160,805 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 5.1% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 26 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.
Senior AI/ML Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 43 | $160,805 | +9.3% | $149,240 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 26 | $147,150 | +33.3% | $134,514 | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 10 | $110,365 | −4.8% | $110,365 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 7 | $115,918 | n/a | $110,365 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | 3 | $150,000 | n/a | $128,794 | +1.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optum Services, Inc. | 11 | $152,644 | at the minimum | |
| Cruise LLC | 7 | $234,790 | +10.6% | |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 6 | $120,869 | at the minimum | |
| Strategic Staffing Solutions, L.C. | 4 | $147,680 | +9.8% | |
| TEKsystems Global Services, LLC | 3 | $165,000 | +48.1% | |
| 84.51 LLC | 2 | $158,750 | +33.1% | |
| CriticalRiver Inc. | 2 | $170,500 | +1.3% | |
| HealthStream, Inc. | 1 | $103,000 | +3.5% | |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 1 | $163,824 | +16.9% | |
| Ensemble Labs, Inc. | 1 | $155,000 | +15.7% | |
| Navy Federal Credit Union | 1 | $225,000 | +49.2% | |
| National Charitable Services LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 1 | $142,500 | +26.2% | |
| Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 1 | $154,669 | at the minimum | |
| Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc. | 1 | $214,000 | +0.2% | |
| Ford Motor Company | 1 | $106,500 | +22.5% | |
| F5, Inc. | 1 | $285,000 | +26.0% | |
| National Financial Services LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 1 | $131,997 | at the minimum | |
| Provation Software, Inc | 1 | $167,024 | at the minimum | |
| Populus Group LLC | 1 | $112,320 | +13.4% | |
Showing the 19 employers with the most filings of 22. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior AI/ML Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler, AZ | 3 | $147,680 | +9.8% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 3 | $160,805 | at the minimum | |
| Kirkland, WA | 3 | $204,000 | +2.3% | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 3 | $104,499 | at the minimum | |
| Bothell, WA | 2 | $234,790 | +10.6% | |
| Collegeville, PA | 2 | $131,602 | at the minimum | |
| Merrimack, NH | 2 | $134,927 | +7.9% | |
| Pleasanton, CA | 2 | $170,500 | +1.3% | |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $268,165 | +15.9% | |
| State College, PA | 2 | $134,526 | +16.4% | |
| Attleboro, MA | 1 | $183,040 | +42.3% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $170,000 | +48.1% | |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $165,000 | +56.1% | |
| Brandon, FL | 1 | $130,416 | +5.8% | |
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $170,000 | +5.1% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $154,669 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $152,500 | +41.1% | |
| Dearborn, MI | 1 | $106,500 | +22.5% | |
| Draper, UT | 1 | $167,000 | +9.6% | |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $116,709 | at the minimum | |
| Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $112,320 | +13.4% | |
| Emeryville, CA | 1 | $171,621 | at the minimum | |
| Herndon, VA | 1 | $155,000 | +22.9% | |
| Long Island City, NY | 1 | $131,997 | at the minimum | |
| Malvern, PA | 1 | $163,824 | +16.9% | |
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.
- 1 filing is 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.
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