156 companies filed certified H-1B applications for Staff Machine Learning Engineer roles (FY2026), ranked by filing volume from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data.
| # | Employer | H-1B filings | Avg. wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 102 | $156,284 |
| 2 | COUPANG GLOBAL LLC | 40 | $206,269 |
| 3 | Pinterest, Inc. | 28 | $187,334 |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 27 | $169,607 |
| 5 | ServiceNow, Inc. | 26 | $204,587 |
| 6 | Twitter, Inc. | 24 | $236,774 |
| 7 | PayPal, Inc. | 16 | $226,806 |
| 8 | Visa Technology & Operations LLC | 15 | $147,475 |
| 9 | Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) | 14 | $276,200 |
| 10 | Cruise LLC | 10 | $275,720 |
| 11 | TESLA, INC. | 8 | $217,828 |
| 12 | Maplebear Inc. | 8 | $258,375 |
| 13 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | 8 | $266,062 |
| 14 | Zscaler, Inc. | 7 | $195,329 |
| 15 | XMOTORS.AI INC. | 6 | $290,200 |
| 16 | Spotify USA, Inc. | 5 | $294,050 |
| 17 | Unity Technologies SF | 5 | $257,000 |
| 18 | The RealReal, Inc. | 5 | $236,795 |
| 19 | SNAP INC. | 5 | $192,188 |
| 20 | Activehours, Inc. | 5 | $192,508 |
| 21 | Jasper AI, Inc. | 5 | $207,000 |
| 22 | Home Depot Management Company, LLC | 4 | $177,597 |
| 23 | AETNA RESOURCES LLC | 4 | $181,260 |
| 24 | Move, Inc | 4 | $204,775 |
| 25 | Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | 3 | $209,358 |
| State | H-1B filings |
|---|---|
| California | 416 |
| Washington | 57 |
| Texas | 31 |
| New York | 25 |
| Massachusetts | 9 |
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.