Software Engineer, Machine Learning at Meta
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Meta pay a Software Engineer, Machine Learning on an H-1B?
$212k Meta has filed 313 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer, Machine Learning with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2020 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $212k. Most of those filings fall between $189k and $226k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
313
Median base salary
$212k
Middle 50%
$189k to $226k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer, Machine Learning at Meta, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 57 | $223k |
| FY2025 | 93 | $219k |
| FY2024 | 83 | $214k |
| FY2023 | 16 | $202k |
| FY2022 | 34 | $200k |
| FY2021 | 17 | $190k |
| FY2020 | 13 | $200k |
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 | 145 | $214k |
| New York, NY | 44 | $211k |
| Bellevue, WA | 38 | $203k |
| Seattle, WA | 30 | $205k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 16 | $224k |
| Burlingame, CA | 8 | $193k |
| Redmond, WA | 8 | $218k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 5 | $188k |
| Beaverton, OR | 2 | $190k |
| Redwood City, CA | 2 | $213k |
| San Francisco, CA | 2 | $224k |
| West Windsor, NJ | 2 | $261k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 9 | $223k |
| Level II | 38 | $188k |
| Level III | 51 | $200k |
| Level IV | 165 | $220k |