H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Materials Engineer

Occupation profile for Materials Engineer covers 121 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $116,355.

FY2026 certified median
$116,355
Total filings
121
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$95,285–$145,950
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202441$99,840$82,000$129,168
FY202529$95,000$90,000$119,496
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)51$116,355$95,285$145,950

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Materials EngineerFY2024 $99,840; FY2025 $95,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $116,355$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$99,840FY2025$95,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$116,355Certified median offer, Materials EngineerFY2024 $99,840; FY2025 $95,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $116,355$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$99,840FY2025$95,000FY2026*$116,355
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.14 filings
  2. Apple Inc.13 filings
  3. BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC5 filings
  4. FerroByte, Inc.4 filings
  5. GFA Alabama, Inc.3 filings
  6. K1 Semiconductor Inc3 filings
  7. Sun and Associates Group Industrial Development and Services Inc3 filings
  8. Apex Window Werks USA Corp2 filings
  9. Applied Impulse Inc.2 filings
  10. C&D Technologies, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino10 filings
  2. Fremont7 filings
  3. Palo Alto5 filings
  4. Idaho Falls5 filings
  5. Austin5 filings
  6. Irvine3 filings
  7. Chicago3 filings
  8. State College3 filings
  9. Houston3 filings
  10. Mountain View2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Materials Engineer14 filings
  2. Apple Inc. · Materials Engineer13 filings

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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2131$110,802$133,661$156,499$179,358
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2131$69,680$89,232$108,805$128,357
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2131$76,107$107,307$138,507$169,707
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2131$89,669$108,638$127,587$146,557
2026-27Idaho Falls, IDArea 2682017-2131$85,155$101,483$117,811$134,139
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2131$88,150$110,843$133,557$156,250
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2131$66,685$86,798$106,933$127,046
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2131$67,142$84,261$101,358$118,477
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674017-2131$83,158$100,693$118,227$135,762
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2131$94,141$115,502$136,843$158,205