AI Engineer H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 673 H1B Labor Condition Applications for AI Engineer positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $131,873 (median $120,536), with reported wages ranging from $58,011 to $700,000 across 414 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for AI Engineer: BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC.; AI CLOUD SOLUTIONS, INC; DISTYL AI, INC.; SYNOPSYS, INC.; IBM CORPORATION. Most filings in: CA, TX, NY.