Machine Learning Engineer at Instacart
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Instacart pay a Machine Learning Engineer on an H-1B?
$167k Instacart has filed 28 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Machine Learning Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $167k. Most of those filings fall between $154k and $181k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
28
Median base salary
$167k
Middle 50%
$154k to $181k
Filings and pay by year
Machine Learning Engineer at Instacart, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 6 | $175k |
| FY2025 | 2 | $150k |
| FY2024 | 2 | $185k |
| FY2023 | 1 | $145k |
| FY2022 | 5 | $163k |
| FY2021 | 5 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 6 | $165k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $136k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 14 | $165k |
| West Lafayette, IN | 3 | $145k |
| Arlington, TX | 1 | $150k |
| Baltimore, MD | 1 | $125k |
| Bothell, WA | 1 | $160k |
| Emeryville, CA | 1 | $215k |
| Herndon, VA | 1 | $180k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $170k |
| New York, NY | 1 | $170k |
| Redmond, WA | 1 | $185k |
| Redwood City, CA | 1 | $185k |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $163k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 4 | $178k |
| Level III | 11 | $155k |
| Level IV | 13 | $170k |
Other roles Instacart sponsors
Senior Software Engineer 226Software Engineer 73Senior Machine Learning Engineer 67Senior Data Scientist 53Staff Software Engineer 38Data Scientist 28Senior Product Manager 27Senior Mobile Engineer 18Senior Product Designer 13Manager, Software Engineering 13Senior Software Engineer I 12Senior Software Engineer II 11