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Entry-level Materials Engineers salary in New York

Roles that require limited judgement and close supervision. Typically less than two years of relevant experience or fresh graduates entering the field.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P10 to P25 of the New York OES distribution for Materials Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$69,774
Across 10 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Entry-level Materials Engineers in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $69,774. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry10$69,774

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Entry-level Materials Engineers in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstitutePostdoctoral Research Associate3$58,656
GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.Engineer Process Engineering3$74,173
Wolfspeed, Inc.Process Sustaining Engineer, Thin Films2$87,498
Alchlight LLCEngineer1$65,374
Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkResearch Scientist1$65,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    $58,656
    TroyWage Level IDecided Aug 12, 2025I-200-25217-222588
  • Engineer at Alchlight LLC
    $65,374
    RochesterWage Level IDecided May 29, 2025I-200-25141-003444
  • Engineer Process Engineering at GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.
    $74,173
    MaltaWage Level IDecided May 6, 2025I-200-25119-918546
  • Process Sustaining Engineer, Thin Films at Wolfspeed, Inc.
    $85,696
    MarcyWage Level IDecided Apr 29, 2025I-200-25112-890329
  • Process Engineer, Diffusion at Wolfspeed, Inc.
    $89,301
    MarcyWage Level IDecided Apr 14, 2025I-200-25097-838092
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    $58,656
    TroyWage Level IDecided Apr 14, 2025I-200-25097-837763
  • Research Scientist at Research Foundation for the State University of New York
    $65,000
    Stony BrookWage Level IDecided Oct 15, 2024I-200-24281-389913
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    $58,656
    TroyWage Level IDecided Aug 4, 2025I-200-25209-203661

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.