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Lead / Director Materials Engineers salary in New York

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.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the New York OES distribution for Materials Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$133,890
Across 8 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 8 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $133,890. 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 IV — fully competent8$133,890

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLCProcess Integration Engineer4$133,890
GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.Manager Process Engineering2$138,798
Veeco Instruments Inc.Manager, Process Development Engineering1$133,890
Corning IncorporatedSenior Sales Applications Engineer1$120,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Senior Principal Process Engineer at Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    $170,000
    Hopewell JunctionWage Level IVDecided Jul 18, 2025I-200-25192-168884
  • Manager Process Engineering at GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.
    $138,798
    MaltaWage Level IVDecided Mar 28, 2025I-200-25080-794653
  • Manager, Process Development Engineering at Veeco Instruments Inc.
    $133,890
    PlainviewWage Level IVDecided Oct 21, 2024I-200-24288-405371
  • Senior Sales Applications Engineer at Corning Incorporated
    $120,000
    CorningWage Level IVDecided Oct 17, 2024I-200-24283-396494
  • Process Integration Engineer at Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    $133,890
    Hopewell JunctionWage Level IVDecided May 28, 2025I-200-25140-999070
  • Engineer MTS, Process Integration at Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    $133,890
    Hopewell JunctionWage Level IVDecided May 23, 2025I-200-25136-987053
  • Process Integration Engineer at Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    $133,890
    Hopewell JunctionWage Level IVDecided May 23, 2025I-200-25136-987041
  • PMTS Process Engineering at GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.
    $138,798
    MaltaWage Level IVDecided Feb 13, 2025I-202-25037-673223

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.