Machine Learning Engineer at Meta
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Meta pay a Machine Learning Engineer on an H-1B?
$203k Meta has filed 183 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Machine Learning Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $203k. Most of those filings fall between $178k and $221k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
183
Median base salary
$203k
Middle 50%
$178k to $221k
Filings and pay by year
Machine Learning Engineer at Meta, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 31 | $214k |
| FY2025 | 32 | $220k |
| FY2024 | 34 | $207k |
| FY2023 | 19 | $210k |
| FY2022 | 43 | $178k |
| FY2021 | 18 | $170k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $205k |
| FY2019 | 1 | $205k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park, CA | 90 | $193k |
| New York, NY | 30 | $211k |
| Seattle, WA | 19 | $203k |
| Bellevue, WA | 17 | $220k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 7 | $236k |
| Burlingame, CA | 5 | $181k |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $193k |
| Cambridge, MA | 2 | $189k |
| Newton, MA | 2 | $184k |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $169k |
| Canoga Park, CA | 1 | $209k |
| Emeryville, CA | 1 | $170k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 7 | $186k |
| Level II | 13 | $193k |
| Level III | 49 | $177k |
| Level IV | 94 | $214k |