Labelbox salaries
An AI data company posting pay on 5 open jobs, mostly Forward Deployed Engineer roles.
5 posted ranges · median $220k · H-1B median $190k (13 filings)
By title
Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median
Forward Deployed Engineer$195kAn engineer who ships software inside a customer's environment, part builder and part consultant; Palantir coined it, AI labs made it common.H-1B $180kMachine Learning Engineer$265kTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.H-1B $230kResearch Scientist$250kDesigns and runs experiments to push what models can do; usually a PhD role.Member of Technical Staff$170kA deliberately flat title from Bell Labs, revived by AI labs for engineers and researchers alike.
Posted ranges
Forward Deployed Research Scientist
Research Scientist · San Francisco Bay Area
seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗
Staff ML Engineer, Agent Training & Environments
Machine Learning Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area
seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Forward Deployed Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area
seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗
Forward Deployed Engineer, RL Environments
Forward Deployed Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area
seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗
Member of Technical Staff
Member of Technical Staff · San Francisco Bay Area
seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗
| Posting | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Deployed Research Scientist (the posting, opens in a new tab)Research ScientistNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area | Not stated | San Francisco Bay Area | $200kto $300k | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Staff ML Engineer, Agent Training & Environments (the posting, opens in a new tab)Machine Learning EngineerStaffSan Francisco Bay Area | Staff | San Francisco Bay Area | $250kto $280k | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Forward Deployed Engineering Manager (the posting, opens in a new tab)Forward Deployed EngineerManagerSan Francisco Bay Area | Manager | San Francisco Bay Area | $190kto $250k | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Forward Deployed Engineer, RL Environments (the posting, opens in a new tab)Forward Deployed EngineerNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area | Not stated | San Francisco Bay Area | $140kto $200k | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Member of Technical Staff (the posting, opens in a new tab)Member of Technical StaffNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area | Not stated | San Francisco Bay Area | $140kto $200k | Sep 24, 2026 |
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By level
| Level | Posted | H-1B | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff1 posted | $250k to $280kone posting | None | |
| Manager1 posted | $190k to $250kone posting | None | |
| Not stated3 posted | $170k$140k to $200k | $190k9 filings |
By city
| City | Posted | |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Bay Area5 open jobs with posted pay here. | $220k$190k to $250k |
H-1B wages by title
Forward Deployed Engineer$180kAn engineer who ships software inside a customer's environment, part builder and part consultant; Palantir coined it, AI labs made it common.Research Engineer$198kWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.Machine Learning Engineer$230kTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.AI Engineer$215kA software engineer who builds products on top of models rather than training them.
H-1B median by quarter
| Fiscal quarter | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Q2 | 2 | $223k |
| FY2025 Q3 | 4 | $188k |
| FY2025 Q4 | 2 | $215k |
| FY2026 Q1 | 1 | $215k |
| FY2026 Q2 | 2 | $190k |
| FY2026 Q3 | 8 | $170k |
Posted median by week
| Week of | Ranges | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 6 | $235k |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 5 | $220k |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 5 | $220k |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 5 | $220k |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 5 | $220k |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 5 | $220k |