Principal Materials Engineer, H-1B salary
What 11 H-1B filings report for “Principal Materials Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Materials Engineer?
$116k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Materials Engineer, typically $88k to $145k, across 11 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2021 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
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Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Principal Materials Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Materials Engineer roles are Medtronic, Timken Company, and ICON Technology, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal 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
- 1Medtronic3 filings$118k
- 2Timken Company3 filings$112k
- 3ICON Technology2 filings$145k
- 4Dalton Corporation1 filings$78k
- 5Enovix1 filings$116k
- 6SpaceX1 filings$180k
Related titles in this family
12 filings carry “Principal Materials Engineer” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Principal Materials Engineer, Sustainability1 filings$183k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal 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.