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Lead Machine Learning Engineer, H-1B salary

What 107 H-1B filings report for “Lead Machine Learning Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer?

$180k median H-1B base salary for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer, typically $135k to $246k, across 107 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$135k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$153k–$206k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$180,000
107 filings
Top (p90)
$246k
90th percentile
p10 $135k
median $180k
p90 $246k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California43$194k+$14k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $180kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Lead Machine Learning Engineer roles are Docusign, Nike, ASAPP, Disney, and FactSet, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Lead Machine Learning Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

148 filings carry “Lead Machine Learning Engineer” in the title, across 23 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Lead Machine Learning Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.