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Lead / Director Materials Engineers salary in North Carolina

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 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the North Carolina OES distribution for Materials Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$122,435
Across 6 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $122,435. 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 competent6$122,435

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.Technical Leader III1$112,350
TE Connectivity CorporationStaff Manufacturing & Process Development Engineer1$125,000
Ozinga Bros., Inc.Vice President of Engineering1$283,500
LInamar Light Metals - MRMetallurgist1$105,060
GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.SMTS Process Engineering1$119,870
OneH2, Inc.Regional Manager - US Business & Commercial Operations1$150,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Technical Leader III at Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
    $112,350
    CharlotteWage Level IVDecided May 12, 2025I-200-25125-939244
  • Staff Manufacturing & Process Development Engineer at TE Connectivity Corporation
    $125,000
    Winston-SalemWage Level IVDecided Apr 29, 2025I-200-25113-893085
  • Vice President of Engineering at Ozinga Bros., Inc.
    $283,500
    PinevilleWage Level IVDecided Apr 28, 2025I-200-25111-884241
  • Metallurgist at LInamar Light Metals - MR
    $105,060
    FletcherWage Level IVDecided Apr 11, 2025I-200-25094-831550
  • SMTS Process Engineering at GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.
    $119,870
    BurlingtonWage Level IVDecided Jan 27, 2025I-200-25017-627516
  • Regional Manager - US Business & Commercial Operations at OneH2, Inc.
    $150,000
    LongviewWage Level IVDecided Oct 3, 2024I-200-24270-367792

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.