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Materials Engineers visa sponsorship salary

Across 2,042 certified work-visa filings classified under SOC 17-2131, the median wage for Materials Engineers is $113,610. The middle half falls between $91,564 and $130,291; the top decile begins at $149,232.

This page groups every job title employers filed under this occupation code, so it covers the same work described as Process Engineer, Integration Engineer, Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering and others.

Median
$113,610
25th pct
$91,564
75th pct
$130,291
90th pct
$149,232
Filings
2,042

Who sponsors Materials Engineers

Ranked by number of certified filings for this occupation

Employers filing Materials Engineers, with wage percentiles
EmployerFilings25thMedian75th
Intel Corporation805$91,564$112,715$130,291
Lam Research Corporation89$119,496$137,093$158,018
Asm America INC.62$112,757$124,051$124,051
Apple Inc.53$144,664$144,664$169,853
Micron Technology, Inc.48$105,197$120,000$137,725
TSMC Arizona Corporation38$104,000$104,500$116,559
Applied Materials, Inc.34$126,281$143,727$154,527
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.30$123,895$144,664$160,571
Headway Technologies, Inc.23$147,888$157,393$170,000
Tesla, Inc.18$121,500$137,155$168,000
KLA Corporation17$121,600$129,840$148,592
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC17$90,730$99,216$115,000
First Solar, Inc.16$105,602$105,602$109,954
GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.16$76,856$95,722$116,080
Sandisk Technologies, Inc.10$144,664$169,853$178,797
Taurus Industrial Group, LLC.10$83,190$88,431$102,414
Meta Platforms, Inc9$199,602$213,000$227,068
Analog Devices, Inc.9$115,175$125,000$132,396
Micron Idaho Semiconductor Manufacturing (Triton) LLC9$104,974$110,000$121,125
Asml US, LLC7$112,247$144,664$144,664
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC7$102,886$133,890$133,890
University of Minnesota7$117,990$117,990$123,120
Hanwha Q CELLS Georgia, Inc.7$62,000$62,000$63,000
Nova Measuring Instruments Inc.6$132,600$135,747$138,111
Rivian Automotive, LLC6$99,308$117,241$161,250
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.6$98,175$102,575$116,238
NoiseFigure Research, Inc.6$78,811$99,590$99,590
Apave America Inc.6$80,912$80,912$80,912
The University of Chicago6$61,089$65,178$68,250
Oregon State University6$61,008$62,682$67,092
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC5$122,016$138,000$139,800
Kforce INC.5$99,590$119,496$119,496
A123 Systems LLC5$105,000$110,000$110,000
Corning Research & Development Corporation5$100,700$107,635$107,635
Nanolab Technologies, Inc.5$94,307$94,307$105,395
Cummins Inc.5$84,800$92,230$96,000
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory5$80,340$87,732$95,243
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.5$85,000$87,000$89,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University5$69,122$76,123$76,128
The Leland Stanford, Jr University5$74,546$74,606$74,964
Massachusetts Institute of Technology5$66,950$71,000$71,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute5$58,656$58,656$58,656
Purdue University5$54,433$54,434$54,626
QuantumScape Battery, Inc.4$169,853$171,977$174,100
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC4$137,753$140,699$150,896
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.4$136,926$138,463$150,000
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC4$114,467$130,992$140,858
Seagate US LLC4$115,752$128,482$143,697
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.4$121,758$124,077$127,850
Becton, Dickinson and Company4$113,750$123,500$136,500
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.4$119,496$119,496$119,496
Boston Scientific Corporation4$105,872$114,436$126,523
Medtronic, Inc.4$103,403$114,119$130,972
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp4$104,218$109,158$109,158
Nissan North America, Inc.4$72,686$96,148$125,788
Imerys Performance Minerals Americas Inc.4$95,597$95,597$95,597
Summit Glove, INC.4$84,960$84,960$84,960
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station4$62,109$75,140$85,960
Hanwha Qcells Georgia, Inc.4$60,000$61,000$62,000
Align Technology, Inc.3$157,270$162,539$162,539

By state

Where this occupation is filed from

Materials Engineers filings and median wage by state
StateFilingsMedian
Oregon668$130,291
California389$144,664
Arizona180$118,133
New Mexico105$90,272
Texas95$110,000
Idaho67$120,000
New York58$100,350
Massachusetts48$105,300
Michigan39$110,000
Ohio38$105,602
Illinois36$86,611
Georgia34$85,515
Washington28$127,028
Indiana26$89,615
Pennsylvania23$95,000

Job titles in this occupation

The exact wording employers used on their filings

Job titles filed under SOC 17-2131
Job titleFilingsMedian
Process Engineer1,353$109,372
Integration Engineer54$110,386
Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering40$137,093
Snr Process Engineer I36$124,051
Materials Engineer28$95,725
Semiconductor Process Engineer26$106,573
Post Doctoral Research Assistant24$59,925
Senior Materials Engineer23$127,000
Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering22$162,344
Staff Process Engineer21$145,000
Modeling & Simulation Engineer15$155,043
Product Tech/scientist14$152,344
Process Integration Engineer14$111,252
Process Support Engineer12$104,238
Materials Engineering11$181,100
Engineer- Development II11$105,602
Field Process Engineer II9$109,117
Principal R-d Engineer9$131,581
Customer Engagement Applications Engineer9$116,761
Nde Engineer8$85,280
Senior Field Process Engineer I8$110,916
Application Scientist7$124,523
Metallurgist7$100,001
Metallurgist I7$88,000
Hardware Reliability Engineer6$132,652
Senior Semiconductor Process Engineer6$140,000
Process Engineer 26$100,350
Material Analyst6$62,933
Scientist Iii, Field Applications6$97,601
Metallurgical Engineer6$88,566
Process Metallurgist6$92,497
R & D Engineer III6$127,539
Research Professional 6 - Chemical Engineering6$117,990
Senior Materials and Conditioning Engineer 15$144,664
Senior Metallurgist5$125,000
Photomask Process Engineer5$121,102
Process Engineer 35$116,168
New Product Development Engineer5$91,509
Engineer, Process Sustaining Engineering5$102,900
Senior R&d Scientist5$102,107
Account Technologist4$147,827
Engineer Process Engineering4$74,173
Metallurgist II4$102,400
Cmp Process Development Engineer4$132,257
Plant Metallurgist4$105,237
Applications Engineer 34$98,842
Engineer, Polymer Processing and Testing4$95,597
Field Process Engineer4$130,291
Polymer Engineer4$84,960
R&d Director4$122,500
Senior Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering4$101,473
Sr. Material Scientist3$162,539
Senior Battery Scientist3$136,000
Materials Process Engineer3$115,000
Senior Additive Materials Engineer3$108,160
Product Research Engineer3$109,158
Senior Battery Cell Engineer3$135,000
Materials Analyst, Tem3$94,307
Battery Materials Engineer3$77,000
Sr. Material Analyst3$99,250

The DOL publishes new filings quarterly. One email per release, nothing else.

SOC 17-2131 is the federal occupation code the employer assigned to these filings. It is chosen by the employer and reviewed by the Department of Labor, so it is more consistent than the free-text job title — but two companies can still classify similar work differently. Where a title looks misplaced, the wage level usually explains more of the gap than the code does.