Visa Wage Index

Materials Engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 113 applications covering 233 positions for this role here, at a median of $141,240 a year.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Materials Engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$94,474
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$116,355
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$138,258
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$160,139

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Lam Research Corporation Level III 3939 $138,258
Lam Research Corporation Level IV 1010 $160,139
Lam Research Corporation Level II 99 $116,355
CORESHELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Level II 44 $132,600
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Level II 452 $156,870
Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. Level II 33 $151,000
Atomic Semi Inc. Level III 22 $147,500
Coherent Corp. Level III 22 $138,379
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab Level II 22 $115,604
Nova Measuring Instruments Inc. Level II 22 $116,355
Rigetti & Co, LLC Level III 22 $162,500
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Level I 226 $102,500
Andean Inc. Level III 11 $140,000
Arinna, Inc. Level II 11 $120,000
Arinna, Inc. Level III 11 $145,000
Atomic Semi Inc. Level II 11 $125,000
Azimuth Industrial Company, Inc. Level II 11 $116,355
Brimstone Energy, Inc. Level IV 11 $195,000
Diamond Foundry Inc. Level III 11 $152,579
Enphase Energy, Inc. Level IV 11 $180,000
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Level IV 11 $160,139
JMB CONSTRUCTION, INC. Level I 11 $94,474
Joby Aero, Inc. Level IV 11 $168,000
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC Level IV 11 $196,190
Lucid USA, Inc. Level III 11 $138,258
Lucid USA, Inc. Level IV 11 $160,139
Mainspring Energy, Inc. Level III 11 $138,258
MATTSON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Level III 125 $138,258
Neuralink Corp. Level I 11 $95,000
Nova Measuring Instruments Inc. Level III 11 $159,000
Periodic Labs, Inc. Level IV 11 $250,000
Rondo Energy, Inc. Level IV 11 $170,000
SirenOpt Inc. Level I 11 $110,000
SirenOpt Inc. Level III 11 $138,258
Stryker Corporation Level IV 11 $160,139
Tanovus Corp Level II 11 $116,355
Voya Energy Inc. Level III 11 $145,000
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Level III 125 $155,251
Zoox Inc. Level III 11 $138,258
ZymoChem, Inc. Level III 11 $141,240
Lam Research Corporation Level IV 11 $131,310
Lam Research Corporation not stated 11 $147,500
Lucid USA, Inc. not stated 11 $238,145
Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc. not stated 11 $99,235

Tell me when this moves

One email when the prevailing wage for Materials Engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA changes — the library turns over every July, and what an employer must offer changes with it.

Double opt-in. One email per change, unsubscribe in one click. No newsletter. Privacy policy.

Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.