Materials Engineer, H-1B salary
What 585 H-1B filings report for “Materials Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Materials Engineer?
$84k median H-1B base salary for a Materials Engineer, typically $62k to $134k, across 585 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $110k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California153$110k+$26k
- 2Massachusetts22$85k+$1k
- 3Texas79$84ksame
- 4New Jersey22$81k−$3k
- 5New York21$80k−$4k
- 6Ohio20$80k−$4k
- 7Michigan57$72k−$12k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $84kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Materials Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Materials Engineer roles are Apple, Tesla, Battelle Energy Alliance, Medtronic, and Cummins, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Materials Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Apple50 filings$139k
- 2Tesla18 filings$142k
- 3Battelle Energy Alliance7 filings$130k
- 4Medtronic7 filings$80k
- 5Cummins7 filings$63k
- 6Amergy Solar6 filings$82k
- 7Altair Engineering5 filings$75k
- 8Redox Power Systems5 filings$80k
- 9Inteplast Group5 filings$61k
- 10Doosan4 filings$98k
- 11FerroByte4 filings$95k
- 12Mitra Future Technologies4 filings$105k
- 13Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America4 filings$69k
- 14Populus Group4 filings$83k
- 15Magna Imperio Systems4 filings$66k
- 16Mccormick Trading4 filings$79k
- 17Nano-Master4 filings$89k
- 18Primera Analytical Solutions4 filings$80k
- 19SLB4 filings$109k
- 20Cosmos Granite (West)4 filings$91k
- 21Folio Photonics4 filings$87k
- 22Oklahoma State University4 filings$78k
- 23Adient3 filings$72k
- 24Center for Reliable Energy Systems3 filings$70k
- 25E & E Co3 filings$94k
- 26GFA Alabama3 filings$110k
- 27Integrated Resources3 filings$92k
- 28Innovo Construction3 filings$108k
- 29Kyyba3 filings$71k
- 30LTS Research Laboratories3 filings$85k
- 31Marutee Engineering Services3 filings$83k
- 32Metal Powdered Products, LLC3 filings$56k
- 33Nwea3 filings$71k
- 34Rodo Medical, Inc.3 filings$99k
- 35Seattle Box Company3 filings$125k
- 36SiTration3 filings$90k
- 37Sun Hydraulics3 filings$72k
- 38Sun and Associates Group Industrial Development and Services3 filings$141k
- 39Tanovus3 filings$116k
- 40Xcath3 filings$67k
- 41Align Technology3 filings$125k
- 42Ampeers3 filings$79k
- 43Asama Coldwater Manufacturing3 filings$62k
- 44Applied Impulse Inc.3 filings$93k
- 45Brazeway3 filings$90k
- 46China Jushi USA3 filings$67k
- 47CMC Materials3 filings$99k
- 48Essentium3 filings$90k
- 49K1 Semiconductor3 filings$85k
- 50Lonestar Scrap Metal,LLC3 filings$75k
Related titles in this family
1,117 filings carry “Materials Engineer” in the title, across 211 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Materials Engineer77 filings$111k
- 2Sr. Materials Engineer30 filings$140k
- 3Staff Materials Engineer23 filings$175k
- 4Materials Engineering18 filings$160k
- 5Materials Engineers15 filings$80k
- 6Materials Engineer II11 filings$92k
- 7Principal Materials Engineer11 filings$116k
- 8R&d Materials Engineer10 filings$85k
- 9Materials Engineer - Technical Specialist9 filings$80k
- 10Battery Materials Engineer7 filings$100k
- 11Construction Materials Engineer7 filings$56k
- 12Materials Engineer (Validation)7 filings$80k
Figures are for the exact title “Materials Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.