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Engineer II, Machine Learning Software salary in California

A real-employer view of Engineer II, Machine Learning Software pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated August 3, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Engineer II, Machine Learning Software in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 33 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $191,922. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry7$159,182
Level II — qualified18$191,922
Level III — experienced5$224,682
Level IV — fully competent2$385,670

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Engineer II, Machine Learning Software in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Samsung Research America, Inc.Senior Engineer, Research7$191,922
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.Engineer II, Machine Learning Software6$192,850
SambaNova Systems Inc.Principal Engineer4$208,302
Black Sesame Technologies IncSenior Engineer, Firmware3$182,800
Hillbot Inc.Staff Engineer, World Model2$192,500
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.Staff Engineer2$106,236
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Staff Engineer, Data Engineering2$159,182
Arm, Inc.Senior Engineer1$164,403
Goodrich CorporationSenior Principal Engineer, Systems Engineering1$164,403
SETI InstituteStaff Engineer1$100,313

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Principal Engineer at SambaNova Systems Inc.
    $174,720
    San JoseWage Level IIDecided Feb 18, 2026I-200-26041-630661
  • Staff Engineer at Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
    $102,149
    San DiegoWage Level IIDecided Feb 4, 2026I-200-26029-599758
  • Senior Engineer at Arm, Inc.
    $164,403
    San JoseWage Level IIDecided Nov 20, 2025I-200-25317-405306
  • Senior Principal Engineer, Systems Engineering at Goodrich Corporation
    $164,403
    CupertinoWage Level IIDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25315-397489
  • Staff Engineer, Research at Samsung Research America, Inc.
    $201,094
    Mountain ViewWage Level IIIDecided Sep 24, 2025I-200-25260-316829
  • Engineer II, Machine Learning Software at Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
    $190,000
    Mountain ViewWage Level IIDecided Aug 29, 2025I-200-25234-261258
  • Engineer II, Machine Learning Software at Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
    $190,000
    Mountain ViewWage Level IIDecided Aug 25, 2025I-200-25230-249869
  • Staff Engineer, World Model at Hillbot Inc.
    $185,000
    San DiegoWage Level IIDecided Jun 17, 2025I-200-25161-075441

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.