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Machine Learning Engineer salary in California

A real-employer view of Machine Learning Engineer 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 May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Machine Learning Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 49 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $220,000. 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 II — qualified3$245,000
Level III — experienced1$230,000
Level IV — fully competent2$294,730

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Machine Learning Engineer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Adobe Inc.Machine Learning Engineer5$207,000
Atlassian US, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Engineer4$220,000
PayPal, Inc.Sr. Machine Learning Engineer4$210,000
TikTok Inc.Machine Learning Engineer4$264,000
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer3$325,000
Upwork Inc.Lead Machine Learning Engineer2$247,655
Roblox CorporationSenior Machine Learning Engineer2$274,440
Unity Technologies SFSenior Machine Learning Engineer2$237,500
Zoox Inc.Machine Learning Engineer2$164,393
Pinterest, Inc.Staff Machine Learning Engineer2$225,077

Recent sample filings

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

  • Lead Machine Learning Engineer at Upwork Inc.
    $247,655
    PacificaDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-502176
  • Machine Learning Engineer II at Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)
    $180,000
    PleasantonDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-495169
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Atlassian US, Inc.
    $210,000
    MilpitasDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25350-484710
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Ambience Healthcare, Inc.
    $210,000
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25347-480826
  • Senior Machine Learning Engineer II at eShares, Inc.
    $275,850
    Santa ClaraDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-472236
  • Sr. Machine Learning Engineer at PayPal, Inc.
    $215,000
    San JoseDecided Dec 16, 2025I-200-25343-469328
  • Machine Learning Engineer at Netflix, Inc.
    $275,850
    Los GatosDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25343-466801
  • Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Roblox Corporation
    $259,420
    San MateoDecided Dec 11, 2025I-200-25338-458872

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.