Machine Learning Engineer I, H-1B salary
What 106 H-1B filings report for “Machine Learning Engineer I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Machine Learning Engineer I?
$135k median H-1B base salary for a Machine Learning Engineer I, typically $99k to $170k, across 106 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2019 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $144k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York21$144k+$9k
- 2California41$140k+$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $135kfor 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 Machine Learning Engineer I?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Machine Learning Engineer I roles are Pinterest, Spotify, X, Yahoo, and Cohere Health, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Machine Learning Engineer I filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Pinterest30 filings$149k
- 2Spotify13 filings$154k
- 3X8 filings$139k
- 4Yahoo6 filings$127k
- 5Cohere Health4 filings$109k
- 6MINDBODY3 filings$125k
- 7Affirm2 filings$139k
- 8Centene Management Company2 filings$92k
- 9EIG Services2 filings$112k
- 10EvenUp2 filings$155k
- 11Instacart2 filings$125k
- 12Milwaukee Electric Tool2 filings$110k
- 13Moloco2 filings$149k
- 14Nationstar Mortgage2 filings$83k
- 15Navy Federal Credit Union2 filings$95k
- 16Agility Robotics1 filings$115k
- 17Amazon1 filings$113k
- 18Availity1 filings$134k
- 19CesiumAstro1 filings$155k
- 20Deloitte1 filings$150k
- 21Encyclopaedia Britannica1 filings$95k
- 22Enlitic1 filings$110k
- 23Generate Biomedicines1 filings$166k
- 24Gentex1 filings$72k
- 25Grubhub1 filings$129k
- 26Iterative Scopes1 filings$140k
- 27Logical Images, Inc.1 filings$93k
- 28OctAI INC1 filings$120k
- 29Olive AI1 filings$130k
- 30PathAI1 filings$135k
- 31PhysicsX1 filings$162k
- 32Pilot Travel Centers1 filings$129k
- 33Robotics and AI Institute1 filings$195k
- 34SHEIN1 filings$205k
- 35Handshake1 filings$180k
- 36Torc Robotics1 filings$150k
- 37Vimeo1 filings$130k
- 38Dandy1 filings$139k
- 39Zovio1 filings$100k
Related titles in this family
736 filings carry “Machine Learning Engineer I” in the title, across 47 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Machine Learning Engineer II438 filings$160k
- 2Machine Learning Engineer III52 filings$137k
- 3Senior Machine Learning Engineer II32 filings$209k
- 4Senior Machine Learning Engineer I19 filings$175k
- 5AI and Machine Learning Engineer III17 filings$153k
- 6Machine Learning Engineer IV5 filings$140k
- 7Machine Learning Engineer II, Fritz4 filings$190k
- 8Machine Learning Engineer II, Research4 filings$145k
- 9Senior Machine Learning Engineer II, Perception4 filings$218k
- 10Senior Machine Learning Engineer III4 filings$179k
- 11AI and Machine Learning Engineer II3 filings$143k
- 12Machine Learning Engineer II / CEO3 filings$124k
Figures are for the exact title “Machine Learning Engineer I”; 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.