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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner Development Manager new | Washington, DC | Public Sector Business Development | $163k – $204k |
| Strategic Finance Manager, Corporate | San Francisco, CA | CFO Team | $148k – $185k |
| Forward Deployed Product Designer | New York, NY; Washington, DC | EPD | $230k – $270k |
| Product Marketing Manager, Global Public Sector | Doha, Qatar | Marketing | 6 days ago |
| Software Engineer - AI Enablement | San Francisco, CA | Data, Technology & Systems | $180k – $225k |
| Area Manager, Red Team | Dallas, TX | Gen AI Operations | $98k – $122k |
| National Security Policy, Senior Manager | Washington, DC | Policy | $170k – $205k |
| Product Marketing Lead, Enterprise | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Marketing | $173k – $216k |
| Workplace Operations Manager | London, UK | People | 7 days ago |
| Operations Program Manager / Associate, Industrial Partnerships - Robotics | Mexico City, MX | Physical AI Operations | 7 days ago |
| Employee Relations Partner | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | People | $173k – $216k |
| Strategic Projects Lead, Public Sector - Cyber | Washington, DC | Public Sector Operations | $139k – $174k |
| Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering | New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $285k – $356k |
| Senior Product Design Manager | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Applications Platform Product | $292k – $292k |
| Engagement Manager, Public Sector (CO Springs) | Colorado Springs, CO | Public Sector | $166k – $249k |
| Senior AI Product Manager, Cybersecurity | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Gen AI Product | $206k – $257k |
| Senior AI Product Manager, Code | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Gen AI Product | $206k – $257k |
| Senior AI Product Manager, Leaderboard | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA | Gen AI Product | $206k – $257k |
| Growth Recruiter, High Volume - Contract | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Operations | $40 – $55 |
| Program Manager - Growth Operations, Contract | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Gen AI Operations | $60 – $85 |
| Chief of Staff, Public Sector Engineering & Security | Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $182k – $228k |
| VP, Research | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $454k – $567k |
| Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $252k – $315k |
| Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $216k – $270k |
| Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Enterprise Engineering | $180k – $225k |
| Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector | Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Honolulu, HI; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $223k – $279k |
| Staff Applied AI Engineer | London, UK | GPS Engineering | 19 days ago |
| Engineering Manager, Infrastructure | London, UK | Enterprise Engineering | 19 days ago |
| Communications Senior Manager, Corporate & Product (Enterprise) | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Marketing | $151k – $189k |
| Director of Engineering, Physical AI | San Francisco, CA | Physical AI Engineering | $302k – $378k |
| Director of Product Management, Physical AI | San Francisco, CA | Physical AI Product | $274k – $342k |
| Enablement Manager (Support) | Mexico City, MX | Gen AI Operations | 22 days ago |
| Support Team Lead | Argentina; Mexico City, MX | Gen AI Operations | 22 days ago |
| Senior Technician, Robotics | San Francisco, CA | Physical AI Operations | $134k – $168k |
| Sales Enablement Lead | Dubai, UAE | GTM | 25 days ago |
| Associate General Counsel, Commercial | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Legal & GRC | $265k – $331k |
| Manager, Research Scientist | San Francisco, CA; New York, NY | Research | $290k – $363k |
| Team Lead, ARC Team | San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $252k – $362k |
| Infrastructure Security Engineer, Public Sector | New York, NY; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $198k – $342k |
| Security Engineer, Public Sector | New York, NY; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC | Public Sector Engineering | $218k – $342k |
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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