34 companies filed certified H-1B applications for Machine Learning Research Engineer roles (FY2026), ranked by filing volume from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data.
| # | Employer | H-1B filings | Avg. wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APPLE INC. | 129 | $182,689 |
| 2 | SCALE AI | 23 | $194,597 |
| 3 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | 6 | $165,116 |
| 4 | Samsung Research America, Inc. | 6 | $122,742 |
| 5 | QEEXO, CO. | 5 | $119,780 |
| 6 | Diffbot Technologies Corp | 3 | $131,331 |
| 7 | Sunday Robotics, Inc. | 3 | $368,333 |
| 8 | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $116,900 |
| 9 | Bridgewater Associates, LP | 2 | $210,000 |
| 10 | Optiver Services US LLC | 2 | $187,500 |
| 11 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2 | $85,745 |
| 12 | KATANA GRAPH, INC. | 2 | $160,000 |
| 13 | TOTEMIC, INC. | 2 | $125,998 |
| 14 | EMBODYVR INC | 2 | $112,000 |
| 15 | Evidium, Inc. | 2 | $157,500 |
| 16 | COGNITIVE SCALE | 2 | $125,000 |
| 17 | TuMeke, Inc. | 1 | $179,000 |
| 18 | Twitter, Inc. | 1 | $168,000 |
| 19 | Imagen Technologies | 1 | $125,000 |
| 20 | Applied X Lab, Inc. | 1 | $80,850 |
| 21 | Brevian, Inc. | 1 | $199,534 |
| 22 | CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. | 1 | $175,000 |
| 23 | Fortify AI, Inc. | 1 | $181,272 |
| 24 | Freenome Holdings Inc | 1 | $160,000 |
| 25 | FREENOME INC | 1 | $141,877 |
| State | H-1B filings |
|---|---|
| California | 130 |
| Washington | 39 |
| Massachusetts | 14 |
| New York | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 |
Counts are certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) from public U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data. Wages shown are the offered annual wage on the filing, not a guarantee of pay.