Machine Learning Engineer (5) at Snap
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Snap pay a Machine Learning Engineer (5) on an H-1B?
$193k Snap has filed 81 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Machine Learning Engineer (5) with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2021 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $193k. Most of those filings fall between $182k and $206k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
81
Median base salary
$193k
Middle 50%
$182k to $206k
Filings and pay by year
Machine Learning Engineer (5) at Snap, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 22 | $202k |
| FY2025 | 31 | $206k |
| FY2024 | 14 | $182k |
| FY2023 | 8 | $184k |
| FY2022 | 3 | $147k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $155k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto, CA | 36 | $202k |
| Bellevue, WA | 10 | $190k |
| Santa Monica, CA | 10 | $176k |
| Seattle, WA | 10 | $182k |
| New York, NY | 6 | $175k |
| San Francisco, CA | 5 | $206k |
| Mountain View, CA | 2 | $184k |
| Seattle, CA | 1 | $202k |
| Washington, DC | 1 | $190k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level IV | 61 | $190k |
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