H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Materials Engineering

Occupation profile for Materials Engineering covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $149,261.

FY2026 certified median
$149,261
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$132,100–$165,181
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20258$181,100$152,448$207,800
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$149,261$132,100$165,181

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Materials EngineeringFY2025 $181,100; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,261$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2025$181,100FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$149,261Certified median offer, Materials EngineeringFY2025 $181,100; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,261$0$70k$140k$210kFY2025$181,100FY2026*$149,261
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.18 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino11 filings
  2. Boulder4 filings
  3. Austin3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Materials Engineering18 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
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450017-2131$101,088$122,179$143,250$164,341
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2131$66,685$86,798$106,933$127,046
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530