H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Materials Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Materials Engineer covers 29 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $180,495.

FY2026 certified median
$180,495
Total filings
29
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$150,748–$210,243
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202413$118,830$94,349$136,739
FY202514$119,146$99,590$127,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$180,495$150,748$210,243

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Materials EngineerFY2024 $118,830; FY2025 $119,146; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,495$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$118,830FY2025$119,146FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$180,495Certified median offer, Senior Materials EngineerFY2024 $118,830; FY2025 $119,146; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,495$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$118,830FY2025$119,146FY2026*$180,495
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.5 filings
  2. KFORCE INC.4 filings
  3. Acuren Inspection, Inc.2 filings
  4. Medtronic, Inc.2 filings
  5. Mubea Inc.2 filings
  6. NOVELIS INC2 filings
  7. QuesTek Innovations LLC2 filings
  8. University of Dayton2 filings
  9. Benvic Chemres LLC (FKA Chemres LLC)1 filings
  10. Digilens Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin4 filings
  2. Hayward2 filings
  3. San Diego2 filings
  4. Santa Clara2 filings
  5. Kennesaw2 filings
  6. Evanston2 filings
  7. Florence2 filings
  8. Dayton2 filings
  9. Redmond2 filings
  10. Palo Alto1 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.

    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
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2131$75,026$92,498$109,970$127,442
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2112$72,030$93,725$115,419$137,114
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2131$66,685$86,798$106,933$127,046
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2131$69,680$89,232$108,805$128,357
    2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714017-2131$81,952$102,981$123,989$145,018
    2026-27Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHArea 1943017-2131$90,438$112,403$134,389$156,354
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2131$76,419$96,949$117,478$138,008
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2131$88,150$110,843$133,557$156,250
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2131$107,432$130,499$153,546$176,613