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Machine Learning Scientist in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Machine Learning Scientist
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
51
Median offered wage
$243,350
Most common occupation
Data Scientists
Median wage$243,350certified 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 Scientist" and a worksite in San Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

918FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
918FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20221
FY20237
FY202411
FY202514
FY2026*18
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
4
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. TikTok Inc.44
  2. Paypal, Inc.4
  3. TT Commerce & Global Services LLC2
  4. Expedia, Inc.1
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 $243,350; middle half $193,914 to $315,392 · median prevailing wage $170,186 (marker) · 51 applications.

$140k$210k$280k$350k$420k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I12
  2. Level II17
  3. Level III8
  4. Level IV12
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 Scientist" appears on 320 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 92 employers for worksites in 62 cities; the median offered wage is $152,476, so the median in San Jose is 59.6% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
320
Employers nationwide
92
Cities with filings
62
National median offered wage
$152,476
Share of national filings in San Jose
15.9%
Cities with the most applications for Machine Learning Scientist
  1. Seattle, WA52
  2. San Jose, CA51
  3. New York City, NY20
  4. Austin, TX17
  5. Boston, MA16
  6. Mountain View, CA11
  7. San Francisco, CA9
  8. Los Gatos, CA9
  9. Richfield, MN9
  10. Palo Alto, CA8
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The San Jose job market

San Jose has 52,029 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 13,727 job titles and 4,101 employers; "Machine Learning Scientist" ranks #116 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Machine Learning Scientist in San Jose
116
Median offered wage in San Jose, all job titles
$158,732
National median wage, Data Scientists (all job titles)
$120,994
Other job titles in San Jose
  1. Software Engineer2,964
  2. Software Development Engineer1,223
  3. Senior Software Engineer972
  4. Software Engineer 3804
  5. MTS 1, Software Engineer642
  6. Machine Learning Engineer615
  7. Software Developer559
  8. Product Manager454
  9. Member of Technical Staff446
  10. MTS 2, Software Engineer390
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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