H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Occupations, All Other vs Materials Engineers

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299Rank #2
Occupation B
Materials Engineers
SOC 17-2131Rank #51

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricComputer Occupations, All OtherMaterials Engineers
Median wage$101,920$98,155
P25 wage$80,434$83,868
P75 wage$132,829$120,640
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$52,395$36,772
Total filings289,7087,753
Wage samples289,3847,742
Rank#2#51

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Computer Occupations, All Other
Materials Engineers

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA46,693$136,531
  • 2TX45,907$95,000
  • 3NJ21,807$94,999
  • 4WA16,359$135,000
  • 5NY14,993$115,990

Top 5 hiring states — Materials Engineers

  • 1CA1,882$112,965
  • 2OR1,425$120,640
  • 3MI773$86,469
  • 4TX469$103,300
  • 5AZ375$98,030
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