Staff Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Palo Alto, CA

9 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 Staff Machine Learning Engineer in Palo Alto is $266,709 — 119% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$266,709
Average
$160,025
Min Est.
$480,076
Max Est.
9
Filings

Top Employers for Staff Machine Learning Engineer in Palo Alto

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
Hippocratic AI $255,000 2
X Corp. $340,000 2
Pinterest, Inc. $237,692 2
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer in Other Cities

Santa Clara, CA
$235,290
17 filings
San Diego, CA
$156,123
14 filings
Seattle, WA
$189,128
13 filings
San Francisco, CA
$224,369
12 filings
Mountain View, CA
$230,413
10 filings
New York, NY
$245,190
6 filings
San Jose, CA
$203,843
6 filings
Bellevue, WA
$230,917
5 filings

Other Roles in Palo Alto

Software Engineer ($177,091) R&D Engineer Software ($198,690) Senior Software Engineer ($200,343) Software Development Engineer Ii ($187,893) Member Of Technical Staff ($267,233) SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER ($196,790) Applied Scientist Ii ($187,789) Senior Developer ($162,956)
Section 3
Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.