H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Material Scientist

Occupation profile for Material Scientist covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $63,650.

FY2026 certified median
$63,650
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$58,540–$104,063
Top employer
Chekit Lab Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$82,500$80,000$92,500
FY20251$71,261$71,261$71,261
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$63,650$58,540$104,063

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Material ScientistFY2024 $82,500; FY2025 $71,261; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $63,650$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$82,500FY2025$71,261FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$63,650Certified median offer, Material ScientistFY2024 $82,500; FY2025 $71,261; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $63,650$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$82,500FY2025$71,261FY2026*$63,650
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Chekit Lab Inc2 filings
  2. International Towns Federation2 filings
  3. Nyobolt Inc.2 filings
  4. V-TIC SERVICES INC2 filings
  5. B&E Electronix LLC1 filings
  6. Imec USA Nanoelectronics Design Center, Inc.1 filings
  7. Leidos, Inc.1 filings
  8. PBR, INC.1 filings
  9. PeroNova INC.1 filings
  10. Piana Nonwovens, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston4 filings
  2. Bedford2 filings
  3. Acadia1 filings
  4. Arcadia1 filings
  5. Pasadena1 filings
  6. Cartersville1 filings
  7. Commerce1 filings
  8. Downers Grove1 filings
  9. West Lafayette1 filings
  10. Albany1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-2032$57,387$72,800$88,192$103,605
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-2032$104,541$129,563$154,606$179,629
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2032$94,973$113,838$132,704$151,570
    2026-27Albany, ORArea 1054017-2131$78,790$96,533$114,254$131,997
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2131$75,026$92,498$109,970$127,442
    2026-27North Georgia nonmetropolitan areaArea 130000119-2032$63,960$80,725$97,510$114,275
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2131$69,680$89,232$108,805$128,357
    2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920019-2032$83,554$108,680$133,786$158,912