Materials Engineers salary in Manufacturing, California
Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.
Materials Engineers (Manufacturing) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 333 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $144,664. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 13 | $95,450 |
| Level II — qualified | 66 | $123,895 |
| Level III — experienced | 137 | $144,664 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 74 | $169,853 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Materials Engineers (Manufacturing) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation | Process Engineer | 64 | $144,664 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development | 55 | $155,251 |
| Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering | 30 | $144,664 |
| Headway Technologies, Inc. | Integration Engineer | 22 | $159,200 |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | Process Engineer | 15 | $168,331 |
| Intel Corporation | Process Engineer | 14 | $144,664 |
| Sandisk Technologies, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Product Development Engineering | 12 | $163,031 |
| KLA Corporation | Product Development Applications Engineer | 12 | $145,245 |
| Applied Materials, Inc | Process Engineer | 8 | $150,588 |
| ASML US, LP | Senior Materials and Conditioning Engineer 1 | 6 | $144,664 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Manager, R&D Packaging at Stryker Corporation$160,139FremontDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-503505
- System Product Design Engineer at Apple Inc.$181,100San DiegoDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500760
- Acoustical Engineer at Sonos, Inc.$140,962GoletaDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25354-499722
- Process Engineer at Applied Materials, Inc.$180,568SunnyvaleDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-495894
- IC Packaging Engineering at Apple Inc.$181,100Santa ClaraDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-485354
- Process Engineer at Applied Materials, Inc.$178,797SunnyvaleDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-488170
- Lead Application Engineer at Henkel Corporation$124,842IrvineDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25345-473856
- Staff Battery Engineer at Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.$151,000AlamedaDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25343-466796
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.