Does Scale AI sponsor visas — and what does it pay?
Scale AI filed 94 certified labour condition applications with the US Department of Labor between 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026, covering 94 worker positions. Every wage below is a figure Scale AI put in front of a federal agency, not a number from a job advert.
Source: US Department of Labor, FY2026 Q3 disclosure data
Read both columns together. Paying the prevailing wage is legal and normal — it is the floor Congress set, not a loophole. The employer also chooses the wage level (I–IV) on the form, and a senior level carries a higher floor, so a wide margin above the floor can reflect the level selected rather than generosity. Read the two columns together, and treat neither as evidence of wrongdoing.
$216k
Median wage filed
$172k
Median legal floor
25%
Above the floor
94
Certified filings
How close to the legal minimum?
Of 94 certified filings, 5 (5%) were at or within 1% of the prevailing wage — the lowest figure Scale AI was legally permitted to offer for that role, in that location, at that skill level. Nationally the figure is 41%.
Wage levels selected
The employer chooses this level on the form, and it sets the legal floor. Level I is entry, Level IV is fully competent.
| Level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 4 | 4% |
| Level II | 32 | 34% |
| Level III | 27 | 29% |
| Level IV | 31 | 33% |
Most-filed job titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 22 |
| Machine Learning Research Engineer | 5 |
| Machine Learning Research Scientist | 5 |
| Strategic Projects Lead | 3 |
| Software Engineering Manager | 2 |
| Product Manager, Enterprise | 2 |
| Strategic Product Manager | 2 |
| Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist | 2 |
| Policy Research Lead | 2 |
| Data Engineer | 1 |
| Head of Trust and Safety | 1 |
| Software Engineer - Developer Experience | 1 |
Where the work is
| Worksite | Filings |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 74 |
| New York, NY | 15 |
| New York City, NY | 2 |
| Mountain View, CA | 1 |
| Lincoln, CA | 1 |
| Bothell, WA | 1 |
Open roles at Scale AI right now
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account Based Marketing Lead new | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Marketing | $158k – $198k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Orchestration Platform new | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Horizontals EPD | $216k – $270k |
| Product Marketing Lead, Public Sector new | Washington, DC | Marketing | $164k – $205k |
| Global Head of Workplace new | San Francisco, CA | People | $171k – $214k |
| Public Sector Lead, Defence & Security new | London, UK | GPS Sales | yesterday |
| Staff Product Designer, Enterprise | London, UK | Enterprise Product | 7 days ago |
| Software Engineer, Public Sector - New Grad | San Francisco, CA | University | $124k – $162k |
| Payroll Analyst | San Francisco, CA | CFO Team | $122k – $152k |
| Technical Program Lead, Public Sector | Washington, DC | Public Sector | $199k – $249k |
| Solutions Engineering Lead, Consumer | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Enterprise Sales | $212k – $265k |
| Solutions Engineering Lead, Healthcare & Life Sciences | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Enterprise Sales | $212k – $265k |
| Engineering Manager, Customer Platform (GenAI) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Engineering | $216k – $270k |
| Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) | Doha, Qatar | University | 17 days ago |
| Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) | London, UK | University | 17 days ago |
| Software Engineer - New Grad | London, UK | University | 17 days ago |
| Software Engineer - New Grad | Doha, Qatar | University | 17 days ago |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector | Denver, CO; Honolulu, HI; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $235k – $294k |
| Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, (Forward Deployed), GPS | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | GPS Engineering | 21 days ago |
| Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, (Forward deployed), GPS | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | GPS Engineering | 21 days ago |
| Engineering Manager, Frontier AI Infrastructure - Public Sector | Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $214k – $267k |
| Contributor Experience Manager, Community | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Operations | $134k – $168k |
| Software Engineer, Platform | London, UK | Applications Platform Engineering | 22 days ago |
| Technical Program Manager, Public Sector (Dayton, OH) | Dayton, OH | Public Sector | $138k – $208k |
| Technical Program Manager, Public Sector (Boston, MA) | Boston, MA | Public Sector | $138k – $249k |
| Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) | San Francisco, CA | University | 27 days ago |
| Software Engineer - New Grad | San Francisco, CA | University | $124k – $162k |
| Senior Product Design Manager, Enterprise | London, UK | Applications Platform Product | 28 days ago |
| GenAI Compliance Operations & Programs Associate | Mexico City, MX | Gen AI Operations | 28 days ago |
| Global Payroll Analyst | Mexico City, MX | CFO Team | 28 days ago |
| Senior Software Engineer, Platform | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Horizontals EPD | $216k – $270k |
| Senior Data Analyst, Public Sector | Washington, DC | Data, Technology & Systems | $184k – $230k |
| Infrastructure Software Engineer, Apps Platform | London, UK | Applications Platform Engineering | 29 days ago |
| Staff Software Engineer, RL Environments | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Engineering | $252k – $315k |
| Deployment Strategist - DHS/DOJ | Washington, DC | Public Sector Business Development | $177k – $221k |
| Machine Learning Research Scientist, Evaluations | San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY | Research | $166k – $207k |
| Engagement Manager | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | GPS Sales | 1 months ago |
| Program Manager, Sales Enablement | Washington, DC | Enterprise Sales | $115k – $144k |
| Subcontracts Manager, Public Sector | Washington, DC | Public Sector | $158k – $197k |
| Program Manager, Technical Enablement | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise | $128k – $160k |
| Technical Program Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector | Colorado Springs, CO | Public Sector | $166k – $249k |
Checking this yourself. The FY2026 file is a public download from the Department of Labor. Search it for “Scale AI, Inc.”. Figures here cover certified applications only; withdrawn and denied applications are excluded.
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