Machine Learning Research Engineer, H-1B salary
What 212 H-1B filings report for “Machine Learning Research Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Machine Learning Research Engineer?
$175k median H-1B base salary for a Machine Learning Research Engineer, typically $130k to $225k, across 212 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $185k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California131$185k+$10k
- 2Washington39$165k−$10k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $175kfor 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 Research Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Machine Learning Research Engineer roles are Apple; Scale AI; Uber; Samsung; and Qeexo, Co., based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Machine Learning Research Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Apple130 filings$182k
- 2Scale AI23 filings$190k
- 3Uber6 filings$176k
- 4Samsung6 filings$120k
- 5Qeexo, Co.5 filings$115k
- 6Diffbot Technologies3 filings$132k
- 7Sunday Robotics3 filings$375k
- 8Bridgewater Associates, LP2 filings$210k
- 9Cognitive Scale2 filings$125k
- 10EmbodyVR2 filings$112k
- 11Evidium, Inc.2 filings$158k
- 12Katana Graph2 filings$160k
- 13Optiver2 filings$188k
- 14Qualcomm2 filings$117k
- 15Totemic, Inc.2 filings$126k
- 16Carnegie Mellon University2 filings$86k
- 17Freenome2 filings$151k
- 18Adobe1 filings$190k
- 19Applied X Lab, Inc.1 filings$81k
- 20Brevian, Inc.1 filings$200k
- 21Cirrus Logic1 filings$175k
- 22Fortify AI, Inc.1 filings$181k
- 23Genesis Molecular AI1 filings$216k
- 24Gray Swan Security1 filings$182k
- 25Hugging Face1 filings$180k
- 26Imagen Technologies1 filings$125k
- 27JD.com1 filings$199k
- 28Nova AI Inc.1 filings$125k
- 29Osaro1 filings$160k
- 30QCraft1 filings$171k
- 31Rivet Industries1 filings$131k
- 32X1 filings$168k
- 33TuMeke1 filings$179k
Related titles in this family
259 filings carry “Machine Learning Research Engineer” in the title, across 16 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer18 filings$179k
- 2Staff Machine Learning Research Engineer7 filings$163k
- 3Machine Learning Research Engineer II4 filings$92k
- 4Machine Learning Research Engineer, Senior4 filings$137k
- 5Machine Learning Research Engineer, Mldg3 filings$215k
- 6Lead Machine Learning Research Engineer2 filings$176k
- 7Computer Vision and Machine Learning Research Engineer1 filings$85k
- 8Founding Machine Learning Research Engineer1 filings$200k
- 9Machine Learning Research Engineer (118.3583.14)1 filings$130k
- 10Machine Learning Research Engineer, Staff1 filings$175k
- 11Machine Learning Research Engineer, Staff 11 filings$180k
- 12Machine Learning Research Engineer Tech Lead1 filings$130k
Figures are for the exact title “Machine Learning Research 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.