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Machine Learning Engineer II in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Machine Learning Engineer II
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
79
Median offered wage
$172,931
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$172,931certified 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 II" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

1733FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1733FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20238
FY202433
FY202526
FY2026*12
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
5

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Pinterest, Inc.74
  2. Rivian Automotive, LLC2
  3. Ladder Financial Inc.1
  4. Government Employees Insurance Company1
  5. Amazon.com Services LLC1

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

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

Median $172,931; middle half $158,718 to $184,662 · median prevailing wage $172,931 (marker) · 77 applications.

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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level II64
  3. Level III7

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Machine Learning Engineer II" appears on 379 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 91 employers for worksites in 71 cities; the median offered wage is $160,000, so the median in Palo Alto is 8.1% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
379
Employers nationwide
91
Cities with filings
71
National median offered wage
$160,000
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
20.8%
Cities with the most applications for Machine Learning Engineer II
  1. Palo Alto, CA79
  2. San Francisco, CA48
  3. Seattle, WA46
  4. New York City, NY44
  5. Boston, MA21
  6. San Mateo, CA12
  7. Redwood City, CA9
  8. Austin, TX6
  9. Bellevue, WA6
  10. San Jose, CA5

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 II" ranks #21 by applications, with 0.5% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Machine Learning Engineer II in Palo Alto
21
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