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Principal Machine Learning Engineer, H-1B salary

What 129 H-1B filings report for “Principal Machine Learning Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$208k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Machine Learning Engineer, typically $145k to $301k, across 129 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$145k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$180k–$240k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$207,896
129 filings
Top (p90)
$301k
90th percentile
p10 $145k
median $208k
p90 $301k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California74$220k+$12k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $208kfor 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 Principal Machine Learning Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Machine Learning Engineer roles are Palo Alto Networks, Roblox, Workday, Qualcomm, and Fidelity, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal 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

150 filings carry “Principal Machine Learning Engineer” in the title, across 14 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Principal 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.