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Senior Machine Learning Engineer salary in District of Columbia

A real-employer view of Senior 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

Senior Machine Learning Engineer in District of Columbia: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $180,000. 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 — qualified1$180,000
Level IV — fully competent2$234,204

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Surgeon's Data Science Collective, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Engineer2$180,000
TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc.Machine Learning Engineer, Risk Data Mining - USDS1$288,408

Recent sample filings

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

  • Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Surgeon's Data Science Collective, Inc.
    $180,000
    WashingtonWage Level IVDecided Aug 18, 2025I-200-25223-234291
  • Machine Learning Engineer, Risk Data Mining - USDS at TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc.
    $288,408
    WashingtonWage Level IVDecided Dec 27, 2024I-200-24353-555947
  • Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Surgeon's Data Science Collective, Inc.
    $180,000
    WashingtonWage Level IIDecided Aug 15, 2025I-200-25220-231763

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.