H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Materials Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Materials Engineer covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $175,000.

FY2026 certified median
$175,000
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$157,450–$185,000
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$145,000$140,000$145,000
FY20258$140,000$138,750$146,880
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$175,000$157,450$185,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Materials EngineerFY2024 $145,000; FY2025 $140,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$145,000FY2025$140,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$175,000Certified median offer, Sr. Materials EngineerFY2024 $145,000; FY2025 $140,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$145,000FY2025$140,000FY2026*$175,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.15 filings
  2. ICON Technology, Inc.2 filings
  3. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto6 filings
  2. Fremont3 filings
  3. Austin3 filings
  4. Louisville2 filings
  5. San Jose1 filings
  6. Santa Clara1 filings
  7. Sunnyvale1 filings
  8. Granville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Sr. Materials Engineer15 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2131$66,685$86,798$106,933$127,046
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450017-2112$89,502$104,978$120,474$135,949
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450017-2131$101,088$122,179$143,250$164,341
2026-27Glens Falls, NYArea 2402017-2131$91,416$111,758$132,080$152,422
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2131$88,150$110,843$133,557$156,250
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752