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Senior Materials Engineers salary in New York

Roles that require seasoned judgement and the ability to lead projects without supervision. Typically five to ten years of experience and a track record of complete ownership.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
MEDIAN to P75 of the New York OES distribution for Materials Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$118,625
Across 14 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Senior Materials Engineers in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $118,625. 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 III — experienced14$118,625

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Corning Research & Development CorporationScientist3$107,635
Applied Materials, Inc.Process Engineer2$124,874
Corning IncorporatedSr. Engineer, Glass Melting2$102,020
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYRESEARCH ENGINEER - COATINGS1$125,000
GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.Principal Eng Integration Engineering1$117,250
Applied Materials, IncProcess Engineer1$128,250
Monozukuri Ventures, Inc.GM Materials Engineer1$120,000
New York UniversityPostdoctoral Associate1$85,280
IBM CorporationDefect Inspection Yield Engineer1$160,638
Brookhaven National LaboratoryResearch Staff 31$140,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • RESEARCH ENGINEER - COATINGS at GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    $125,000
    NISKAYUNAWage Level IIIDecided May 20, 2025I-200-25133-969857
  • Scientist at Corning Research & Development Corporation
    $107,635
    Painted PostWage Level IIIDecided May 12, 2025I-200-25125-937596
  • Principal Eng Integration Engineering at GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.
    $117,250
    MaltaWage Level IIIDecided May 6, 2025I-200-25119-918650
  • Process Engineer at Applied Materials, Inc.
    $126,247
    AlbanyWage Level IIIDecided May 5, 2025I-200-25118-910948
  • Scientist, Chemistry at Corning Research & Development Corporation
    $107,635
    Painted PostWage Level IIIDecided May 1, 2025I-200-25114-901778
  • Process Engineer at Applied Materials, Inc
    $128,250
    AlbanyWage Level IIIDecided Apr 22, 2025I-200-25105-868351
  • Sr. Engineer, Glass Melting at Corning Incorporated
    $103,069
    Painted PostWage Level IIIDecided Apr 17, 2025I-200-25100-851178
  • Process Engineer at Applied Materials, Inc.
    $123,500
    AlbanyWage Level IIIDecided Apr 17, 2025I-200-25100-853307

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.