H-1B salary guideSOC 17-2131Rank #66Updated Sep 2026
Materials Engineers
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Materials Engineers (SOC 17-2131). Based on 13,303 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$124,090
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$101,220
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$133,432
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
955
Rank #66 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1,462 | $68,000 | $77,366 | $90,000 |
| Level II | 3,075 | $83,304 | $93,000 | $108,000 |
| Level III | 2,298 | $109,512 | $120,640 | $133,037 |
| Level IV | 755 | $115,500 | $133,920 | $157,770 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $68,000 | $77,366 | $90,000 |
| Level II | $83,304 | $93,000 | $108,000 |
| Level III | $109,512 | $120,640 | $133,037 |
| Level IV | $115,500 | $133,920 | $157,770 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
Intel Corporation
2,011
GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.
288
Lam Research Corporation
207
Micron Technology, Inc.
189
Applied Materials, Inc.
146
Western Digital Technologi…
108
The MathWorks, Inc.
87
Environmental Systems Rese…
80
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
78
Tesla, Inc.
73
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $74k |
| FY2011 | $75k |
| FY2012 | $76k |
| FY2013 | $78k |
| FY2014 | $78k |
| FY2015 | $80k |
| FY2016 | $80k |
| FY2017 | $81k |
| FY2018 | $84k |
| FY2019 | $86k |
| FY2020 | $85k |
| FY2021 | $91k |
| FY2022 | $96k |
| FY2023 | $97k |
| FY2024 | $110k |
| FY2025 | $110k |
| FY2026 | $124k |
Compare Materials Engineers with another occupation
Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.
Who actually sponsors this role?
25 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Materials Engineers — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.
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