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Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, H-1B salary

What 67 H-1B filings report for “Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$184k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, typically $155k to $300k, across 67 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$155k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$170k–$244k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$183,881
67 filings
Top (p90)
$300k
90th percentile
p10 $155k
median $184k
p90 $300k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California61$180k−$4k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $184kfor 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 Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer?

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

Related titles in this family

72 filings carry “Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer” in the title, across 6 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Staff 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.