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Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

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Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records

Total filings37All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Median yearly base salary$168,00037 eligible salary records

Employer names1Distinct reported names

Typical salary range$168,000–$182,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 2026*6 filings$202,569 median · n=6

*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

$150k–$175kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 37 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

Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer32

$168,000 median · n=32 eligible

Senior Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer5

$182,000 median · n=5 eligible

Top 2 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

San Diego, CA28

$168,000 median · n=28 eligible

Santa Clara, CA7

$199,534 median · n=7 eligible

La Jolla, CA1

$168,000 median · n=1 eligible

Mountain View, CA1

$177,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 4 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

100.0%Certified LCAs

Certified37 100.0%

Denominator: all 37 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.37

$168,000 median · n=37 eligible

Top 1 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

$168,000Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$153,900

25th percentile$168,000

Median (50th)$168,000

75th percentile$182,000

90th percentile$191,228

n=37 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

37 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

Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $179,000 /yr I-200-26021-575442 Reported wage: $179,000–$268,600 / year Annualized: $179,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-01-28 Employment end: 2029-07-08 Worker positions: 100 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	01/21/2026	07/09/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $226,138 /yr I-200-26021-574381 Reported wage: $226,138–$272,000 / year Annualized: $226,138 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-01-27 Employment end: 2029-01-21 Worker positions: 100 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Santa Clara, CA	01/20/2026	01/22/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $226,138 /yr I-200-26019-568987 Reported wage: $226,138–$272,000 / year Annualized: $226,138 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-01-26 Employment end: 2029-07-07 Worker positions: 100 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Santa Clara, CA	01/19/2026	07/08/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $179,000 /yr I-200-25350-485507 Reported wage: $179,000–$268,600 / year Annualized: $179,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2025-12-23 Employment end: 2029-05-31 Worker positions: 100 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	12/16/2025	06/01/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $226,138 /yr I-200-25345-474764 Reported wage: $226,138–$272,000 / year Annualized: $226,138 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2025-12-18 Employment end: 2029-05-31 Worker positions: 100 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Santa Clara, CA	12/11/2025	06/01/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $179,000 /yr I-200-25336-448762 Reported wage: $179,000–$268,600 / year Annualized: $179,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2025-12-09 Employment end: 2029-04-30 Worker positions: 100 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	12/02/2025	05/01/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $199,534 /yr I-200-25042-682209 Reported wage: $199,534–$265,000 / year Annualized: $199,534 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-02-19 Employment end: 2028-07-22 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Santa Clara, CA	02/11/2025	07/23/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $168,000 /yr I-200-25028-646502 Reported wage: $168,000–$252,000 / year Annualized: $168,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-02-04 Employment end: 2028-06-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	01/28/2025	07/01/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Senior Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $182,000 /yr I-200-24092-843452 Reported wage: $182,000–$273,000 / year Annualized: $182,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-04-08 Employment end: 2027-08-01 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	04/01/2024	08/02/2024
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $185,691 /yr I-200-24070-785880 Reported wage: $185,691–$265,000 / year Annualized: $185,691 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-03-15 Employment end: 2027-07-18 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Santa Clara, CA	03/10/2024	07/19/2024
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $168,000 /yr I-200-24033-687822 Reported wage: $168,000–$252,000 / year Annualized: $168,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-02-09 Employment end: 2027-07-11 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	02/02/2024	07/12/2024
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $168,000 /yr I-200-23333-529468 Reported wage: $168,000–$252,000 / year Annualized: $168,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2023-12-06 Employment end: 2027-05-23 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	11/29/2023	05/24/2024
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $177,000 /yr I-200-23181-157434 Reported wage: $177,000–$265,000 / year Annualized: $177,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-07-10 Employment end: 2026-07-02 Worker positions: 50 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Santa Clara, CA	06/30/2023	07/03/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $177,000 /yr I-200-23179-149460 Reported wage: $177,000–$265,000 / year Annualized: $177,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-07-06 Employment end: 2026-07-02 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	06/28/2023	07/03/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $177,000 /yr I-200-23053-792199 Reported wage: $177,000–$265,000 / year Annualized: $177,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-03-01 Employment end: 2026-07-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Mountain View, CA	02/22/2023	07/13/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Senior Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $182,000 /yr I-200-23033-744589 Reported wage: $182,000–$273,000 / year Annualized: $182,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-02-09 Employment end: 2026-07-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	02/02/2023	07/13/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $168,000 /yr I-200-23030-735480 Reported wage: $168,000–$252,000 / year Annualized: $168,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-02-06 Employment end: 2026-07-25 Worker positions: 50 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	01/30/2023	07/26/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $168,000 /yr I-200-23025-725273 Reported wage: $168,000–$252,000 / year Annualized: $168,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-02-01 Employment end: 2026-07-25 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	01/25/2023	07/26/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Senior Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $182,000 /yr I-200-23020-715419 Reported wage: $182,000–$273,000 / year Annualized: $182,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-01-27 Employment end: 2026-07-12 Worker positions: 100 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	01/20/2023	07/13/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $168,000 /yr I-200-23020-715442 Reported wage: $168,000–$252,000 / year Annualized: $168,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-01-27 Employment end: 2026-07-13 Worker positions: 100 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	01/20/2023	07/14/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $177,000 /yr I-200-23020-715443 Reported wage: $177,000–$265,000 / year Annualized: $177,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-01-27 Employment end: 2026-07-13 Worker positions: 100 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Santa Clara, CA	01/20/2023	07/14/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $168,000 /yr I-200-23017-706839 Reported wage: $168,000–$252,000 / year Annualized: $168,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-01-24 Employment end: 2026-04-29 Worker positions: 50 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	01/17/2023	04/30/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $168,000 /yr I-200-22357-658640 Reported wage: $168,000–$252,000 / year Annualized: $168,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-01-02 Employment end: 2026-04-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	La Jolla, CA	12/23/2022	04/30/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $168,000 /yr I-200-22305-560834 Reported wage: $168,000–$252,000 / year Annualized: $168,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2022-11-08 Employment end: 2026-04-29 Worker positions: 50 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	11/01/2022	04/30/2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer	Filing details $168,000 /yr I-200-22090-027219 Reported wage: $168,000–$252,000 / year Annualized: $168,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-04-07 Employment end: 2025-07-31 Worker positions: 50 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	03/31/2022	08/01/2022

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