Principal Machine Learning Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 92 certified H-1B applications for Principal Machine Learning Engineer roles between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $215,197. The typical offer was 16% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $215,197
Middle half earn: $180,000 to $245,000
Top 10% earn over: $298,210
Certified filings: 92

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Workday, Inc.	8	$228,000	+6%	$204,800 – $228,600
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	8	$216,933	+1%	$207,742 – $224,613
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	4	$196,150	−9%	$191,500 – $208,216
PayPal, Inc.	3	$310,000	+44%	$277,500 – $310,000
Roblox Corporation	3	$315,850	+47%	$315,660 – $327,060
Cohere Health, Inc.	2	$155,902	−28%	$152,951 – $158,852
DocuSign Inc.	2	$224,800	+4%	$224,800 – $224,800
Fortinet, Inc.	2	$256,357	+19%	$232,036 – $280,678
Altana Technologies, Inc.	2	$261,000	+21%	$260,500 – $261,500
Atlassian US, Inc.	2	$254,625	+18%	$252,312 – $256,938
Banjo Health, Inc.	2	$100,000	−54%	$100,000 – $100,000
Autodesk, Inc.	2	$166,373	−23%	$164,986 – $167,760
Unity Technologies SF	2	$260,000	+21%	$260,000 – $260,000
Tiami Labs	2	$145,000	−33%	$145,000 – $145,000
Qualified Health PBC	2	$225,000	+5%	$225,000 – $225,000
FactSet Research Systems Inc.	2	$227,857	+6%	$208,928 – $246,786
CSC Investments II, LLC	1	$235,001	+9%	$235,001 – $235,001
CSC Holdings, LLC	1	$240,000	+12%	$240,000 – $240,000
DigitalBrain, Inc.	1	$215,197	0%	$215,197 – $215,197
Crogl, Inc.	1	$215,000	0%	$215,000 – $215,000
Columbia Sportswear Company	1	$175,000	−19%	$175,000 – $175,000
Cerby, Inc.	1	$270,000	+25%	$270,000 – $270,000
Caremark LLC	1	$200,000	−7%	$200,000 – $200,000
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.	1	$170,273	−21%	$170,273 – $170,273
Cambium Assessment, Inc.	1	$221,738	+3%	$221,738 – $221,738
Allstate Insurance Company	1	$180,000	−16%	$180,000 – $180,000
Amgen Inc.	1	$189,108	−12%	$189,108 – $189,108
Blue River Technology	1	$245,000	+14%	$245,000 – $245,000
Informatica LLC	1	$215,197	0%	$215,197 – $215,197
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC	1	$180,000	−16%	$180,000 – $180,000
Goal Structured Solutions, LLC	1	$156,811	−27%	$156,811 – $156,811
General Genetics LLC	1	$100,000	−54%	$100,000 – $100,000
Finfare Financial Inc.	1	$220,000	+2%	$220,000 – $220,000
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	1	$154,877	−28%	$154,877 – $154,877
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC	1	$135,782	−37%	$135,782 – $135,782
Expedia, Inc.	1	$149,781	−30%	$149,781 – $149,781
OT Technology, Inc.	1	$180,000	−16%	$180,000 – $180,000
OctoML, Inc	1	$265,000	+23%	$265,000 – $265,000
Nu North America, Inc.	1	$370,000	+72%	$370,000 – $370,000
National Financial Services LLC	1	$146,224	−32%	$146,224 – $146,224
Move Sales, Inc	1	$285,000	+32%	$285,000 – $285,000
Integration Appliance, Inc. (DBA Intapp, Inc.)	1	$199,534	−7%	$199,534 – $199,534
Mitek Systems, Inc.	1	$175,000	−19%	$175,000 – $175,000
Lila Sciences, Inc.	1	$350,000	+63%	$350,000 – $350,000
Procore Technologies, Inc.	1	$215,197	0%	$215,197 – $215,197
Prealize Health, Inc.	1	$199,800	−7%	$199,800 – $199,800
Pepsico, Inc.	1	$160,200	−26%	$160,200 – $160,200
ServiceNow, Inc.	1	$299,678	+39%	$299,678 – $299,678
Shopify (USA) Inc.	1	$188,885	−12%	$188,885 – $188,885
TripAdvisor LLC	1	$235,000	+9%	$235,000 – $235,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Santa Clara, CA	13	$223,866	$207,896 – $235,309
San Mateo, CA	6	$265,334	$203,799 – $315,755
Bellevue, WA	5	$260,000	$245,000 – $260,000
San Diego, CA	5	$191,500	$180,000 – $191,500
Palo Alto, CA	4	$212,267	$185,900 – $225,000
Pleasanton, CA	4	$228,000	$228,000 – $228,600
San Francisco, CA	4	$220,000	$212,325 – $256,250
San Jose, CA	4	$310,000	$293,750 – $325,000
Fremont, CA	3	$215,197	$202,041 – $238,598
Mountain View, CA	3	$250,000	$224,900 – $254,625
Redwood City, CA	3	$236,117	$225,657 – $248,058
Boston, MA	2	$157,685	$151,954 – $163,416
Seattle, WA	2	$246,800	$235,800 – $257,800
Indialantic, FL	2	$155,902	$152,951 – $158,852
Nashua, NH	2	$233,400	$215,100 – $251,700
Plano, TX	2	$197,600	$178,900 – $216,301
Land O' Lakes, FL	2	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000
Dublin, CA	2	$188,294	$179,284 – $197,304
Durham, NC	1	$154,877	$154,877 – $154,877
Brooklyn, NY	1	$163,600	$163,600 – $163,600

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	1	$145,000
Level II	12	$175,136
Level III	12	$207,267
Level IV	53	$221,738

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	5	$175,000
2024	26	$215,197
2025	38	$215,629
2026	23	$228,000