Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Process Metallurgist
Occupation profile for Process Metallurgist covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,697.
- FY2026 certified median
- $127,697
- Total filings
- 9
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $116,546–$138,849
- Top employer
- Nucor Corporation
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| FY2025 | 5 | $92,497 | $82,740 | $99,673 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $127,697 | $116,546 | $138,849 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Nucor Corporation3 filings
- Steel Dynamics Southwest, LLC2 filings
- ASW.Pengg LLC1 filings
- Constellium Rolled Products, LLC1 filings
- DRA Americas, Inc.1 filings
- Nucor Corporation, Nucor Steel Texas1 filings
Top cities
- Blytheville2 filings
- Sinton2 filings
- Phoenix1 filings
- Brandenburg1 filings
- Bedford Heights1 filings
- Jewett1 filings
- Ravenswood1 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 | Corpus Christi, TXArea 18580 | 17-2131 | $75,941 | $101,088 | $126,235 | $151,382 |
| 2026-27 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaArea 500002 | 17-2131 | $99,112 | $110,323 | $121,534 | $132,746 |
| 2026-27 | Cleveland, OHArea 17410 | 17-2131 | $77,813 | $97,490 | $117,187 | $136,864 |
| 2026-27 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 31140 | 17-2131 | $80,538 | $91,042 | $101,546 | $112,050 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 17-2131 | $90,002 | $107,390 | $124,779 | $142,168 |
| 2026-27 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan areaArea 4800004 | 17-2131 | $75,920 | $101,566 | $127,192 | $152,838 |
| 2026-27 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaArea 5400002 | 17-2131 | $78,000 | $99,029 | $120,037 | $141,066 |