H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

MATERIALS SCIENTIST

Occupation profile for MATERIALS SCIENTIST covers 93 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $108,160.

FY2026 certified median
$108,160
Total filings
93
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$97,850–$138,485
Top employer
Battelle Memorial Institute
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202432$96,257$69,505$117,488
FY202535$109,922$89,279$130,770
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)26$108,160$97,850$138,485

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, MATERIALS SCIENTISTFY2024 $96,257; FY2025 $109,922; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,160$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$96,257FY2025$109,922FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$108,160Certified median offer, MATERIALS SCIENTISTFY2024 $96,257; FY2025 $109,922; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,160$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$96,257FY2025$109,922FY2026*$108,160
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Battelle Memorial Institute29 filings
  2. HAILIANG COPPER TEXAS INC.5 filings
  3. UChicago Argonne LLC5 filings
  4. BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC3 filings
  5. Headway Technologies, Inc.3 filings
  6. Inteplast Group Corporation3 filings
  7. Ambit Spray Foam LLC2 filings
  8. Anderson Materials Evaluation, Inc.2 filings
  9. ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company2 filings
  10. Formlabs, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Richland29 filings
  2. Lemont5 filings
  3. Sealy5 filings
  4. Milpitas3 filings
  5. Idaho Falls3 filings
  6. Lolita3 filings
  7. Irvine2 filings
  8. Lake Forest2 filings
  9. Pasadena2 filings
  10. Somerville2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Battelle Memorial Institute · MATERIALS SCIENTIST29 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
2026-27Kennewick-Richland, WAArea 2842019-2032$87,776$113,339$138,882$164,445
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-2032$57,387$72,800$88,192$103,605
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2032$81,224$102,378$123,510$144,664
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-2032$93,413$116,771$140,109$163,467
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-2032$104,541$129,563$154,606$179,629
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-2032$68,994$87,797$106,621$125,424
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2032$94,973$113,838$132,704$151,570
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-2032$65,894$83,408$100,922$118,435
2026-27Idaho Falls, IDArea 2682019-2032$75,982$100,963$125,923$150,904
2026-27Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaArea 480000619-2032$59,301$79,102$98,904$118,706