Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Materials Engineer
Occupation profile for Principal Materials Engineer covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $180,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $180,000
- Total filings
- 6
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $180,000–$180,000
- Top employer
- Medtronic, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $115,312 | $114,604 | $115,856 |
| FY2025 | 2 | $117,246 | $114,685 | $119,806 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 1 | $180,000 | $180,000 | $180,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Medtronic, Inc.2 filings
- The Timken Company2 filings
- Enovix Corporation1 filings
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp.1 filings
Top cities
- North Canton2 filings
- Fremont1 filings
- Danvers1 filings
- Mounds View1 filings
- Bastrop1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Canton-Massillon, OHArea 15940 | 17-2131 | $73,736 | $85,842 | $97,968 | $110,074 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 19-2032 | $66,518 | $93,122 | $119,746 | $146,349 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2131 | $84,614 | $103,189 | $121,784 | $140,358 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 17-2131 | $93,413 | $109,720 | $126,048 | $142,355 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2041 | $84,926 | $107,349 | $129,750 | $152,173 |