Software Engineer, Machine Learning H-1B Salary

473 certified H-1B filings list the job title Software Engineer, Machine Learning (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $186,679; the middle half of filings fall between $161,637 and $220,000. The largest sponsor for this title is Meta Platforms, Inc (243 filings).

473
certified filings
$186,679
Median base salary
$161,637
25th pct
$220,000
75th pct
$235,065
90th pct
$135,000
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$135,000$186,679 median$235,065

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026141$174,304
FY2025136$195,055
FY2024128$192,850
FY202368$141,378

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Sunnyvale, CA93$172,931
Menlo Park, CA65$214,032
New York, NY30$193,000
Bellevue, WA28$204,175
San Francisco, CA28$196,457
San Jose, CA21$190,000
Mountain View, CA18$196,500
Santa Clara, CA18$174,304
Redwood City, CA14$172,000
Seattle, WA14$219,126
Jersey City, NJ12$190,500
Palo Alto, CA11$154,629
Burlingame, CA6$193,000
Redmond, WA6$217,625
Fremont, CA5$209,720
Milpitas, CA5$215,896
Kirkland, WA4$220,889
Atlanta, GA3$95,000
Cupertino, CA3$220,000
Long Island City, NY3$211,761

Software Engineer, Machine Learning salary by employer

Top 48 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Meta Platforms, Inc243$216,000
LinkedIn Corporation133$160,489
DoorDash, Inc.12$187,423
Match Group LLC7$135,283
Tinder LLC7$154,629
Reddit, Inc.6$217,500
C3.ai, Inc.5$150,000
Roku, Inc.5$270,000
SERVE OPERATING CO4$175,000
AiNaDoctor Inc.3$149,000
Critical Ideas, Inc3$162,750
Orby AI, Inc.3$210,000
BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS LLC2$116,496
Klarity Intelligence, Inc.2$135,000
Loyal Health, Inc.2$95,000
Niantic, Inc.2$188,000
Niantic Spatial, Inc.2$192,500
Viasat Inc.2$132,738
7-Eleven, Inc.1$98,904
Bear Robotics, Inc.1$132,870
ByteDance Inc.1$207,000
Celonis, Inc.1$169,000
Coinbase, Inc.1$165,000
Counsel AI Corporation1$250,000
Cross Pixel Media, Inc.1$109,283
Datology AI, Inc.1$225,000
Discord, Inc.1$210,740
Etsy, Inc.1$188,000
Evident ID Inc.1$115,000
Gentherm Incorporated1$108,675
Glean Technologies, Inc.1$210,000
Google LLC1$209,000
Grammarly1$281,000
Hooglee Operations Inc.1$250,000
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.1$137,000
IQSight LLC1$122,047
Kumo.ai, Inc.1$150,000
Magna Electronics, Inc.1$129,189
Peterson Technology Partners, Inc.1$140,962
SafeBeat Rx Inc.1$125,000
Snowflake Inc.1$185,000
SYNCHRONICITY LABS INC1$135,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.1$184,100
Unit 21, Inc.1$212,000
Unit21, Inc.1$151,736
UNO.AI INC1$115,586
Vantage Discovery, Inc.1$250,000
Waymo LLC1$225,000

Related job titles

Machine Learning Software Engineer $154,040Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning $185,112Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning $217,424Machine Learning Engineer $170,000Senior Machine Learning Engineer $185,000Machine Learning Engineer II $159,550Staff Machine Learning Engineer $210,183Principal Machine Learning Engineer $215,197Machine Learning Research Engineer $186,956Machine Learning Engineer I $140,199

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer