Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051).
Employers filed 122 wage applications for Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 14 employers. The median offered wage was $190,942, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. LinkedIn Corporation filed the most (105, median $190,942).
- Filings
- 122
- Positions covered
- 485
- Employers
- 14
- Median offered
- $190,942
- Median prevailing wage
- $190,942
- Filings since FY2020
- 514
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +29%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning jobs rose 29%, from $147,534 in fiscal 2020 to $190,942 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 89 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.
Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 118 | $190,942 | −4.3% | $190,942 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 66 | $199,534 | +8.3% | $181,972 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 66 | $184,244 | +12.7% | $180,960 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 48 | $163,488 | +3.8% | $158,080 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 89 | $157,477 | +8.1% | $157,477 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 74 | $145,725 | −1.2% | $145,725 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 53 | $147,534 | n/a | $147,534 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn Corporation | 105 | $190,942 | at the minimum | |
| Roku, Inc. | 3 | $229,500 | +22.2% | |
| C3.ai, Inc. | 2 | $199,950 | +15.2% | |
| Tinder LLC | 2 | $229,414 | +0.5% | |
| KeyMe LLC | 1 | $173,620 | +74.8% | |
| Fetch Rewards, Inc. | 1 | $181,000 | +51.4% | |
| Turo, Inc. | 1 | $185,000 | +14.5% | |
| Discord, Inc. | 1 | $300,000 | +74.8% | |
| Rakuten USA, Inc. | 1 | $171,600 | +16.4% | |
| Surfside Solutions Inc | 1 | $195,000 | +5.7% | |
| Resonate Networks, Inc. | 1 | $158,480 | +8.8% | |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 1 | $276,000 | +52.5% | |
| Netradyne, Inc. | 1 | $130,187 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 13 employers with the most filings of 14. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 79 | $193,978 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 13 | $170,000 | +5.7% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 13 | $187,482 | +3.4% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 3 | $180,710 | at the minimum | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $229,414 | +0.5% | |
| Redwood City, CA | 2 | $199,950 | +15.2% | |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $229,500 | +22.2% | |
| Aurora, IL | 1 | $181,000 | +51.4% | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $178,500 | +0.2% | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $240,000 | +49.2% | |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $195,000 | +5.7% | |
| Lutz, FL | 1 | $158,480 | +8.8% | |
| San Diego, CA | 1 | $130,187 | at the minimum | |
| San Mateo, CA | 1 | $171,600 | +16.4% | |
| Stoneham, MA | 1 | $173,620 | +74.8% | |
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.