Machine Learning Engineer
H-1B LCA sponsorship — data family
H-1B LCA filings for Machine Learning Engineer roles grew from 685 in FY2020 to 2,666 in FY2025. See the sponsorship trend and the top employers sponsoring Machine Learning Engineer roles.
Sponsorship trend (trailing 4-quarter filings)
Rolling 12-month sum, which removes the Q3 cap-season spike. LCA certification, not USCIS petition approval.
Top sponsors — FY2025
| Employer | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Inc. | 145 | $190,365 |
| Pinterest, Inc. | 141 | $163,862 |
| TikTok Inc. | 116 | $210,000 |
| Apple Inc. | 109 | $192,519 |
| ByteDance Inc. | 99 | $229,200 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 87 | $140,800 |
| SNAP INC. | 85 | $190,486 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 41 | $207,000 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 37 | $200,600 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 35 | $221,075 |
| Maplebear Inc. | 29 | $210,000 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 26 | $208,250 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 25 | $215,521 |
| Coupang Global LLC | 25 | $212,202 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 24 | $188,521 |
| TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc. | 24 | $198,214 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 22 | $192,500 |
| Bloomberg L.P. | 20 | $151,819 |
| Reddit, Inc. | 19 | $261,665 |
| Block, Inc. | 16 | $229,650 |
Fastest-growing sponsors
FY2023 → FY2025, by absolute change in filings.
| Employer | FY2023 | FY2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinterest, Inc. | 37 | 141 | +104 |
| Adobe Inc. | 51 | 145 | +94 |
| TIKTOK INC. | 37 | 116 | +79 |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | 50 | 99 | +49 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 1 | 26 | +25 |
| COUPANG GLOBAL LLC | 2 | 25 | +23 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 1 | 24 | +23 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0 | 22 | +22 |
| Bloomberg L.P. | 1 | 20 | +19 |
| Reddit, Inc. | 0 | 19 | +19 |
| SNAP INC. | 68 | 85 | +17 |
| Netflix, Inc. | 0 | 16 | +16 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 19 | 35 | +16 |
| TESLA, INC. | 26 | 41 | +15 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 23 | 37 | +14 |
| TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc. | 10 | 24 | +14 |
| TORC Robotics, Inc. | 0 | 13 | +13 |
| Zoom Communications, Inc. | 0 | 13 | +13 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 0 | 12 | +12 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | 14 | +11 |
Yearly summary
| FY | Filings | Cert rate | Median wage | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 685 | 99.6% | $140,000 | $119,122 |
| FY2021 | 1,591 | 99.6% | $150,000 | $134,098 |
| FY2022 | 1,463 | 99.5% | $158,601 | $132,870 |
| FY2023 | 1,724 | 99.7% | $167,149 | $139,464 |
| FY2024 | 1,922 | 99.8% | $174,182 | $149,594 |
| FY2025 | 2,666 | 99.7% | $172,931 | $149,240 |
| FY2026 * | 365 | 99.7% | $188,251 | $163,322 |
* incomplete fiscal year (fewer than 4 quarters of data).