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Machine Learning Research Scientist

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Machine Learning Research Scientist insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings80All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$180,00069 eligible salary records
Employer names36Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$135,000–$210,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
07142128FY 2016: 1 filings16FY 2018: 4 filings18FY 2019: 4 filings19FY 2020: 6 filings20FY 2021: 12 filings21FY 2022: 4 filings22FY 2023: 5 filings23FY 2024: 11 filings24FY 2025: 8 filings25FY 2026: 25 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*25 filings$219,725 median · n=24

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$200k–$225kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 69 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Machine Learning Research Scientist56
$154,848 median · n=52 eligible
Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist9
$200,000 median · n=9 eligible
Sr. Machine Learning Research Scientist9
$206,876 median · n=3 eligible
Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist3
$295,000 median · n=2 eligible
Machine Learning Research Scientist/Engineer2
$191,000 median · n=2 eligible
Sr. Machine Learning Research Scientist ,Prediction1
$255,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 6 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Mountain View, CA8
$213,150 median · n=8 eligible
Berkeley, CA7
$168,511 median · n=2 eligible
Boston, MA7
$138,050 median · n=5 eligible
Pittsburgh, PA7
$150,000 median · n=7 eligible
San Francisco, CA6
$220,000 median · n=4 eligible
Bellevue, WA5
$200,000 median · n=5 eligible
New York, NY3
$270,000 median · n=3 eligible
Palo Alto, CA3
$237,786 median · n=3 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
87.5%Certified LCAs
Certified70 87.5%
Certified - Withdrawn9 11.3%
Withdrawn1 1.3%

Denominator: all 80 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Cognitiv Corp11
$140,000 median · n=5 eligible
Scale Ai, Inc.7
$260,000 median · n=6 eligible
Nuro, Inc6
$213,150 median · n=6 eligible
Robert Bosch LLC5
$159,000 median · n=5 eligible
Smarter Technologies L.L.C.5
$225,000 median · n=5 eligible
Hologic, Inc.4
$135,000 median · n=4 eligible
Bytedance Inc.3
$200,000 median · n=3 eligible
Mastercontrol Solutions, Inc.3
$200,000 median · n=3 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$180,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$108,356
25th percentile$135,000
Median (50th)$180,000
75th percentile$210,000
90th percentile$240,229

n=69 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

80 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Scale Ai, Inc.Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$360,000 /yr

I-200-26173-039284
Reported wage: $360,000–$420,000 / year
Annualized: $360,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-07-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY06/22/202607/20/2026
Mastercontrol Solutions, Inc.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$200,000 /yr

I-200-26162-006662
Reported wage: $200,000 / year
Annualized: $200,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-18
Employment end: 2029-06-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/11/202606/15/2026
Amplify Education, Inc.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$175,000 /yr

I-200-26156-988317
Reported wage: $175,000 / year
Annualized: $175,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-12
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Irvine, CA06/05/202610/01/2026
Scale Ai, Inc.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$270,000 /yr

I-200-26155-983442
Reported wage: $270,000–$300,000 / year
Annualized: $270,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY06/04/202610/01/2026
Nuro, IncMachine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$216,300 /yr

I-200-26155-979443
Reported wage: $216,300 / year
Annualized: $216,300
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA06/03/202610/01/2026
Scale Ai, Inc.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$270,000 /yr

I-200-26152-966271
Reported wage: $270,000–$300,000 / year
Annualized: $270,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-08
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY06/01/202610/01/2026
Nuro, IncMachine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$210,000 /yr

I-200-26149-960850
Reported wage: $210,000 / year
Annualized: $210,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-05
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA05/29/202610/01/2026
Bytedance Inc.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$219,450 /yr

I-200-26149-960052
Reported wage: $219,450 / year
Annualized: $219,450
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bellevue, WA05/28/202610/01/2026
Amplify Education, Inc.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$175,000 /yr

I-200-26136-919205
Reported wage: $175,000 / year
Annualized: $175,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-22
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Irvine, CA05/15/202610/01/2026
Nuro, IncSr. Machine Learning Research Scientist ,Prediction

Filing details

$255,000 /yr

I-200-26127-881686
Reported wage: $255,000 / year
Annualized: $255,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-14
Employment end: 2029-05-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA05/07/202606/01/2026
Scale Ai, Inc.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$220,000 /yr

I-200-26124-866642
Reported wage: $220,000–$320,000 / year
Annualized: $220,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-11
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York City, NY05/04/202610/01/2026
Scale Ai, Inc.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$250,000 /yr

I-200-26124-866665
Reported wage: $250,000–$380,000 / year
Annualized: $250,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-11
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA05/04/202610/01/2026
Scale Ai, Inc.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$250,000 /yr

I-200-26124-866675
Reported wage: $250,000–$290,000 / year
Annualized: $250,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-11
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA05/04/202610/01/2026
Smarter Technologies L.L.C.Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$200,000 /yr

I-200-26121-861135
Reported wage: $200,000 / year
Annualized: $200,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-08
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Miami, FL05/01/202610/01/2026
Smarter Technologies L.L.C.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$200,000 /yr

I-200-26121-861155
Reported wage: $200,000 / year
Annualized: $200,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-08
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Seattle, WA05/01/202610/01/2026
Smarter Technologies L.L.C.Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$230,000 /yr

I-200-26122-861164
Reported wage: $230,000 / year
Annualized: $230,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-08
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA05/01/202610/01/2026
Robert Bosch LLCMachine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$184,167 /yr

I-200-26112-824276
Reported wage: $184,167 / year
Annualized: $184,167
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-29
Employment end: 2029-08-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pittsburgh, PA04/22/202608/15/2026
Lendbuzz, Inc.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$161,803 /yr

I-200-26107-805065
Reported wage: $161,803 / year
Annualized: $161,803
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-24
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Boston, MA04/17/202610/01/2026
Cognitiv CorpSr. Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$210,000 /yr

I-200-26103-786708
Reported wage: $210,000 / year
Annualized: $210,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-20
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Mateo, CA04/13/202610/01/2026
Arc Research InstituteSenior Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$250,000 /yr

I-200-26086-737380
Reported wage: $250,000–$291,000 / year
Annualized: $250,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-03
Employment end: 2029-06-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA03/27/202606/15/2026
Axiom Quant, Inc.Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$237,786 /yr

I-200-26055-661763
Reported wage: $237,786–$350,000 / year
Annualized: $237,786
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-03
Employment end: 2029-03-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA02/24/202603/09/2026
Arc Research InstituteMachine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$214,000 /yr

I-200-26050-650181
Reported wage: $214,000–$262,000 / year
Annualized: $214,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-25
Employment end: 2029-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA02/18/202604/01/2026
Smarter Technologies L.L.C.Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$225,000 /yr

I-200-26024-587787
Reported wage: $225,000 / year
Annualized: $225,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-30
Employment end: 2029-02-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Sunnyvale, CA01/23/202602/03/2026
Smarter Technologies L.L.C.Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$225,000 /yr

I-200-26024-587861
Reported wage: $225,000 / year
Annualized: $225,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-30
Employment end: 2029-02-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Sunnyvale, CA01/23/202602/03/2026
Scale Ai, Inc.Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist

Filing details

$310,000 /yr

I-200-25213-215672
Reported wage: $310,000–$330,000 / year
Annualized: $310,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-13
Employment end: 2028-08-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA08/01/202508/25/2025

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.