Materials Engineer salary in California
A real-employer view of Materials Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.
Materials Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $141,000. 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 | 2 | $94,962 |
| Level II — qualified | 7 | $119,496 |
| Level III — experienced | 5 | $147,600 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 3 | $181,100 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Materials Engineer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | Materials Engineer | 4 | $151,326 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Materials Engineer | 3 | $141,000 |
| KFORCE INC. | SENIOR MATERIALS ENGINEER | 2 | $119,496 |
| 1X Technologies, Inc. | Materials Engineer, Alloys | 1 | $178,797 |
| Align Technology Inc | Materials Engineer III | 1 | $152,000 |
| E & E Co., Ltd. | Materials Engineer | 1 | $94,474 |
| EvolOH, Inc. | Lead Materials Engineer | 1 | $147,600 |
| General Tool, Inc. | Materials Engineer | 1 | $125,000 |
| Lumasense Technologies, Inc. | Materials Engineer | 1 | $119,496 |
| NWEA LLC | Materials Engineer | 1 | $95,450 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Materials Engineer at Apple Inc.$147,400CupertinoWage Level IIDecided Mar 10, 2026I-200-26062-676365
- Materials Engineer, Alloys at 1X Technologies, Inc.$178,797Palo AltoWage Level IVDecided Feb 27, 2026I-200-26051-653937
- Materials Engineer at Tanovus Corp$116,355FREMONTWage Level IIDecided Nov 7, 2025I-200-25273-345901
- Materials Engineer at E & E Co., Ltd.$94,474FremontWage Level IDecided Aug 21, 2025I-200-25226-244229
- Staff Materials Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$181,427FremontWage Level IVDecided Jul 28, 2025I-200-25202-188375
- SENIOR MATERIALS ENGINEER at KFORCE INC.$119,496SANTA CLARAWage Level IIDecided Jul 2, 2025I-200-25176-128826
- Lead Materials Engineer at EvolOH, Inc.$147,600Santa ClaraWage Level IIIDecided Jun 2, 2025I-200-25143-013341
- SENIOR MATERIALS ENGINEER at KFORCE INC.$119,496SANTA CLARAWage Level IIDecided May 1, 2025I-200-25114-901816
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.