Machine Learning Engineer Salary in San Diego, CA

41 certified H-1B filings

According to TheRealSalaries.com analysis of official US Department of Labor filings (October 2024 - December 2025), the average H-1B salary for Machine Learning Engineer in San Diego is $135,240 — 11% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$135,240
Average
$81,143
Min Est.
$243,431
Max Est.
41
Filings

Top Employers for Machine Learning Engineer in San Diego

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. $127,262 26
Apple Inc. $158,551 3
HiddenLayer, Inc. $185,000 2
Comma.ai, Inc. $120,000 2
Section 2

Machine Learning Engineer in Other Cities

San Jose, CA
$202,111
217 filings
New York, NY
$163,100
90 filings
San Francisco, CA
$198,120
66 filings
Seattle, WA
$183,106
61 filings
Bellevue, WA
$186,159
59 filings
Cupertino, CA
$199,502
55 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$204,661
53 filings
Mountain View, CA
$189,582
28 filings

Other Roles in San Diego

Software Engineer ($131,320) Senior Software Engineer ($135,837) Staff Software Engineer ($171,398) Software Engineering Systems ($161,342) Software Development Engineer - Firmware ($164,449) Asics Engineer ($119,566) Senior Asics Engineer ($120,905) Software Development Engineer - Test ($159,760)
Section 3
Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.