Seniority Profile · Idaho

Lead / Director Materials Engineers salary in Idaho

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P75 to P90 of the Idaho OES distribution for Materials Engineers.

DOL OFLC offered median

$138,900

Across 18 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Materials Engineers in Idaho: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $138,900. 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 IV — fully competent	18	$138,900

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Materials Engineers in Idaho. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Micron Technology, Inc.	PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, ADVANCED PACKAGING	13	$137,725
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC	MATERIALS ENGINEER	4	$138,900
Applied Materials, Inc.	Process Support Engineer	1	$150,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS ENGINEER at BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
$150,372
IDAHO FALLSWage Level IVDecided Sep 18, 2025I-200-25254-303213
Process Support Engineer at Applied Materials, Inc.
$150,000
BoiseWage Level IVDecided Aug 8, 2025I-200-25213-216514
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, ADVANCED PACKAGING at Micron Technology, Inc.
$149,023
BoiseWage Level IVDecided Jun 25, 2025I-200-25168-103998
MATERIALS ENGINEER at BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
$122,016
IDAHO FALLSWage Level IVDecided Sep 2, 2025I-200-25237-265432
MATERIALS ENGINEER at BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
$138,000
IDAHO FALLSWage Level IVDecided Aug 4, 2025I-200-25209-203240
Thin Films Process Development at Micron Technology, Inc.
$118,000
BoiseWage Level IVDecided Jun 17, 2025I-200-25161-075895
Principal Engineer Lead - Photo DRAM at Micron Technology, Inc.
$162,459
BoiseWage Level IVDecided Jun 16, 2025I-200-25160-068009
Product Development Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc.
$120,915
BoiseWage Level IVDecided Jun 5, 2025I-200-25149-028964

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.