Materials Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Materials Engineers (SOC 17-2131).
Employers filed 63 wage applications for Materials Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 32 employers. The median offered wage was $111,254, 10.9% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Tesla, Inc. filed the most (11, median $147,488).
- Filings
- 63
- Positions covered
- 104
- Employers
- 32
- Median offered
- $111,254
- Median prevailing wage
- $95,327
- Filings since FY2020
- 323
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +42%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Materials Engineer jobs rose 42%, from $81,657 in fiscal 2020 to $115,567 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 11.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 58 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Materials Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 53 | $115,567 | +20.7% | $98,259 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | 30 | $95,725 | −2.2% | $91,635 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 43 | $97,920 | −9.3% | $87,630 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 28 | $108,000 | +24.0% | $96,512 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 56 | $87,085 | −1.8% | $80,787 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 58 | $88,679 | +8.6% | $80,829 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 55 | $81,657 | n/a | $76,482 | +0.1% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla, Inc. | 11 | $147,488 | +29.5% | |
| Apple Inc. | 6 | $151,326 | +11.9% | |
| FerroByte, Inc. | 4 | $94,640 | +38.8% | |
| Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC | 3 | $130,200 | +54.6% | |
| Gfa Alabama Inc. | 3 | $110,000 | +28.9% | |
| Sun and Associates Group Industrial Development and Services Inc | 3 | $141,000 | +0.2% | |
| Innovo Construction, LLC | 2 | $101,254 | +0.7% | |
| SiTration, Inc. | 2 | $89,950 | +1.7% | |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 1 | $124,000 | +3.2% | |
| Sunelement Energy Inc. | 1 | $78,264 | +10.7% | |
| Navimow Inc. | 1 | $88,260 | at the minimum | |
| Closure Systems Companies Inc. | 1 | $110,000 | +6.3% | |
| Air Cruisers Company LLC | 1 | $91,500 | +10.2% | |
| Tanovus Corp | 1 | $116,355 | at the minimum | |
| Michigan Technological University | 1 | $91,625 | +16.8% | |
| UChicago Argonne, LLC | 1 | $90,043 | +33.3% | |
| NoiseFigure Research, Inc. | 1 | $130,000 | +0.4% | |
| LTS Research Laboratories Inc. | 1 | $95,368 | at the minimum | |
| E & E Co., Ltd. | 1 | $94,474 | at the minimum | |
| Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | 1 | $105,040 | at the minimum | |
| CMC Materials, Inc. | 1 | $113,235 | +17.9% | |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | 1 | $78,291 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 22 employers with the most filings of 32. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Materials Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto, CA | 5 | $147,488 | +12.0% | |
| Cupertino, CA | 4 | $147,400 | +11.9% | |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $165,625 | +66.9% | |
| Chicago, IL | 3 | $85,000 | +1.6% | |
| Fremont, CA | 3 | $116,355 | at the minimum | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3 | $130,200 | +54.6% | |
| State College, PA | 3 | $93,600 | +38.8% | |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $93,000 | +0.3% | |
| Horsham, PA | 2 | $85,000 | +12.5% | |
| Jeffersonville, IN | 2 | $124,903 | +14.8% | |
| Mountain View, CA | 2 | $117,784 | +8.9% | |
| Pendergrass, GA | 2 | $118,440 | +38.8% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $181,100 | +9.0% | |
| Washington, DC | 2 | $101,254 | +0.7% | |
| Watertown, MA | 2 | $89,950 | +1.7% | |
| Avon, OH | 1 | $135,512 | at the minimum | |
| Belmont, NC | 1 | $95,368 | at the minimum | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $108,160 | +4.3% | |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $95,285 | at the minimum | |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 1 | $110,000 | +6.3% | |
| Diamond Bar, CA | 1 | $141,000 | +0.2% | |
| Dublin, GA | 1 | $78,264 | +10.7% | |
| Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $105,040 | at the minimum | |
| Glendale, WI | 1 | $78,291 | at the minimum | |
| Hillsboro, OR | 1 | $113,235 | +17.9% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 6 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.