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Machine Learning Engineer (5) in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Machine Learning Engineer (5)
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
39
Median offered wage
$202,346
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$202,346certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Machine Learning Engineer (5)" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

918FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
918FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20235
FY20245
FY202518
FY2026*11
Certified (decided applications)
97.4%
Employers filing
1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Snap Inc.39
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $202,346; middle half $198,801 to $226,158 · median prevailing wage $202,346 (marker) · 38 applications.

$180k$195k$210k$225k$240k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level IV20
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Machine Learning Engineer (5)" appears on 84 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1 employers for worksites in 8 cities; the median offered wage is $192,941, so the median in Palo Alto is 4.9% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
84
Employers nationwide
1
Cities with filings
8
National median offered wage
$192,941
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
46.4%
Cities with the most applications for Machine Learning Engineer (5)
  1. Palo Alto, CA39
  2. Seattle, WA10
  3. Bellevue, WA10
  4. Santa Monica, CA9
  5. San Francisco, CA6
  6. New York City, NY6
  7. Mountain View, CA3
  8. Washington, DC1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Palo Alto job market

Palo Alto has 16,821 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 4,724 job titles and 1,179 employers; "Machine Learning Engineer (5)" ranks #57 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Machine Learning Engineer (5) in Palo Alto
57
Median offered wage in Palo Alto, all job titles
$173,925
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Palo Alto
  1. Software Engineer898
  2. Member of Technical Staff440
  3. Senior Software Engineer419
  4. Software Development Engineer II360
  5. Applied Scientist II205
  6. Senior Developer181
  7. R&D Engineer Software181
  8. Senior Member of Technical Staff170
  9. Staff Software Engineer161
  10. SR. Software Engineer156
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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