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Machine Learning Engineer · San Francisco, CA

Machine Learning Engineer in San Francisco, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 174 certified H-1B applications for Machine Learning Engineer roles in San Francisco, CA between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $181,636, 7% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$181,636
Middle half earn
$150,434 to $211,536
Top 10% earn over
$250,000
Certified filings
174

Pay by employer
Adobe Inc.20$164,692−9%$138,981 – $203,458
DoorDash, Inc.17$161,300−11%$135,699 – $187,741
Reddit, Inc.9$288,500+59%$273,500 – $289,490
Cisco Systems, Inc.8$184,267+1%$173,609 – $192,500
Dropbox, Inc.7$204,000+12%$182,967 – $230,800
Nextdoor, Inc.6$197,000+8%$170,875 – $212,250
Airbnb, Inc.5$227,000+25%$196,000 – $227,000
Superhuman Platform Inc.5$187,574+3%$164,403 – $187,574
DocuSign Inc.4$207,290+14%$193,010 – $221,534
Uber Technologies, Inc.4$196,550+8%$192,900 – $198,500
Plaid, Inc.4$231,098+27%$201,900 – $260,676
Castle Global, Inc.4$140,000−23%$140,000 – $140,000
Osaro Inc.3$180,000−1%$155,500 – $185,000
Pinterest, Inc.3$184,662+2%$160,180 – $184,662
Block, Inc.2$210,000+16%$210,000 – $210,000
Reflex Technologies, Inc.2$170,636−6%$165,318 – $175,954
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC2$188,295+4%$188,295 – $188,295
Together Computer, Inc.2$213,512+18%$213,512 – $213,512
Patreon, Inc.2$272,500+50%$266,250 – $278,750
MarketCrunch AI, Inc.2$124,675−31%$115,118 – $134,232
Kurukuru, Inc.2$147,399−19%$137,898 – $156,900
Happyrobot Inc.2$152,500−16%$146,250 – $158,750
InstaDeep LLC2$141,250−22%$140,625 – $141,875
Tavus Inc.2$200,000+10%$200,000 – $200,000
Affirm, Inc.1$192,000+6%$192,000 – $192,000
Advex AI, Inc1$160,000−12%$160,000 – $160,000
Bunkerhill Health1$140,000−23%$140,000 – $140,000
Bardeen Inc.1$160,000−12%$160,000 – $160,000
Ambience Healthcare, Inc.1$210,000+16%$210,000 – $210,000
Apple Inc.1$206,315+14%$206,315 – $206,315

By experience level
Level I30$140,000$135,700
Level II67$166,385$161,640
Level III45$192,500$187,570
Level IV27$245,000$213,510

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for San Francisco, CA.

By year
202310$173,446
202449$181,272
202555$198,475
202660$182,564

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-23Plaid, Inc.$264,514IV
2026-06-23Superhuman Platform Inc.$275,850IV
2026-06-23Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC$188,295II
2026-06-17Adobe Inc.$180,129II
2026-05-25Sciforium$135,699I
2026-05-21Airbnb, Inc.$196,000III
2026-05-20DoorDash, Inc.$161,300I
2026-05-19Adobe Inc.$213,831II
2026-05-18Osaro Inc.$131,000II
2026-05-18Happyrobot Inc.$165,000II
2026-05-18Nooks Communications, Inc.$185,000I
2026-05-15Castle Global, Inc.$140,000I
2026-05-15Airbnb, Inc.$265,000IV
2026-05-14Nextdoor, Inc.$190,000II
2026-05-13Together Computer, Inc.$213,512IV
2026-05-13Together Computer, Inc.$213,512IV
2026-05-11DocuSign Inc.$188,300–
2026-05-09Airbnb, Inc.$162,000II
2026-05-08Cisco Systems, Inc.$187,574III
2026-05-08Sandbox Inc.$110,000I
2026-05-05Federato Technologies, Inc.$133,952II
2026-05-05Popcorn AI Tech, Inc.$250,000II
2026-05-04Navier AI Corp.$135,000II
2026-05-01Superhuman Platform Inc.$187,574III
2026-05-01Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC$188,295II

The 25 most recent of 174. Every filing is on the San Francisco, CA and Machine Learning Engineer pages.

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