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Cruise H-1B Salaries 2026

37 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at Cruise, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $226,138.

$226,138Median salary
$204,00025th percentile
$254,10075th percentile
37Filings

Cruise H-1B salaries by job title

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Senior Ai/Ml Engineer6$242,395$213,422 – $250,997
Senior Software Engineer4$216,610$195,798 – $236,438
Software Engineer3$187,741$186,280 – $193,324
Senior ML Systems Engineer3$234,600$213,050 – $244,800
Senior Data Scientist2$237,125$217,762 – $256,488
Machine Learning Engineer2$202,000$201,000 – $203,000
Ai/Ml Engineer2$206,679$206,679 – $206,679
Principal Ai/Ml Engineer2$317,192$314,039 – $320,346
Senior Machine Learning Engineer2$216,619$211,860 – $221,378
Ai/Ml Engineer Av System Performance1$222,908$222,908 – $222,908
Staff Ai/Ml Engineer1$290,000$290,000 – $290,000
Staff Ai/Ml Engineer Embodied AI1$283,000$283,000 – $283,000
Senior Applied Scientist1$229,500$229,500 – $229,500
Senior Manager Software Engineer1$290,290$290,290 – $290,290
Staff Software Engineer1$213,512$213,512 – $213,512

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
San Francisco, CA10$241,800
Sunnyvale, CA9$204,000
Fremont, CA3$239,488
Duvall, WA2$206,679
Sammamish, WA1$250,000
Richardson, TX1$206,300
Atlanta, GA1$200,000
Bellevue, WA1$323,500
Bothell, WA1$234,790
Boston, MA1$184,820

Wage levels

Level I0% · 0
Level II11% · 4
Level III20% · 7
Level IV69% · 24

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).

Median prevailing wage on these filings: $187,762.

Recent Cruise H-1B filings

Latest 37 of 37 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.

CertifiedStartJob titleLocationSalaryLevel
2026-06-262026-12-06Staff AI/ML Engineer- Embodied AISan Francisco, CA$283,000IV
2026-06-242026-06-29Senior Software EngineerSunnyvale, CA$189,791
2026-06-182026-10-30Senior AI/ML EngineerSunnyvale, CA$264,610IV
2026-06-092026-10-01Software EngineerSunnyvale, CA$187,741II
2026-04-242026-09-02Senior AI/ML EngineerKirkland, WA$204,000IV
2026-04-212026-05-15Principal AI/ML EngineerSan Francisco, CA$310,885IV
2026-04-202026-04-29Software EngineerFort Mill, SC$198,906IV
2026-04-062026-09-07Senior Software EngineerFremont, CA$239,488IV
2026-04-032026-09-04Staff AI/ML EngineerSan Francisco, CA$290,000III
2026-04-012026-08-26Senior AI/ML EngineerSan Jose, CA$251,329IV
2026-03-232026-07-24AI/ML Engineer - AV System PerformanceSunnyvale, CA$222,908II
2026-03-162026-04-01Software EngineerBoston, MA$184,820III
2026-02-232026-07-10Senior AI/ML EngineerBothell, WA$234,790IV
2026-02-232026-05-22AI/ML EngineerDuvall, WA$206,679III
2026-02-182026-07-10Principal AI/ML EngineerBellevue, WA$323,500IV
2026-01-302026-02-02AI/ML EngineerDuvall, WA$206,679III
2025-12-102025-12-15Machine Learning EngineerAtlanta, GA$200,000IV
2025-11-262026-01-21Senior Data Scientist IISan Francisco, CA$275,850IV
2025-11-142026-05-01Senior AI/ML EngineerRichardson, TX$206,300IV
2025-11-072026-01-09Senior AI/ML EngineerSammamish, WA$250,000IV
2025-11-042026-03-20Senior Software EngineerSunnyvale, CA$235,421
2025-09-292026-02-06Senior Machine Learning Engineer IISunnyvale, CA$226,138III
2025-09-222026-02-21Senior ML Systems Engineer IIPleasanton, CA$234,600III
2025-09-042026-01-21Senior Data Scientist IISan Francisco, CA$198,400IV
2025-09-032026-01-09Senior Applied ScientistSan Francisco, CA$229,500IV
2025-09-022026-02-06Senior Manager, Software EngineerGlenshaw, PA$290,290IV
2025-08-282025-09-01Staff Software EngineerSan Francisco, CA$213,512
to $253,200		IV
2025-08-052026-01-13Staff System Test EngineerMountain View, CA$235,700IV
2025-08-012026-01-17Systems Engineering Analyst, Autonomous Vehicles & DrivingFremont, CA$176,000III
2025-07-312026-01-18Senior Software Engineer IISunnyvale, CA$197,800II
2025-07-282025-08-22Senior Product Management - Technical IISan Francisco, CA$204,900IV
2025-07-242025-11-15Senior ML Systems EngineerSunnyvale, CA$191,500IV
2025-07-242025-11-14Staff Applied ScientistSan Francisco, CA$254,100IV
2025-07-232025-12-12Machine Learning EngineerSunnyvale, CA$204,000II
2025-07-222026-01-09Senior ML Systems Engineer IIFremont, CA$255,000IV
2025-07-082025-11-06Staff Machine Learning EngineerNew York, NY$288,400IV
2025-07-072025-11-16Senior Machine Learning Engineer IISan Francisco, CA$207,100IV

Employer names as filed: Cruise LLC. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.