H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Materials Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Materials Engineer covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $187,243.

FY2026 certified median
$187,243
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$187,243–$194,179
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$175,218$174,041$177,378
FY20256$180,214$178,911$180,517
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$187,243$187,243$194,179

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Materials EngineerFY2024 $175,218; FY2025 $180,214; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,243$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$175,218FY2025$180,214FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$187,243Certified median offer, Staff Materials EngineerFY2024 $175,218; FY2025 $180,214; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,243$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$175,218FY2025$180,214FY2026*$187,243
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.14 filings
  2. Align Technology, Inc.3 filings

Top cities

  1. Fremont7 filings
  2. Palo Alto5 filings
  3. San Jose3 filings
  4. Sunnyvale2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Staff Materials Engineer14 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 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2131$110,802$133,661$156,499$179,358
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173