Materials Engineers salary in CA

443 certified-data filings in CA · national median $98,925

$64,116

Min

$103,200

25th

$119,870

Median

$136,739

75th

$151,000

90th

The median in CA is +21% vs. the nationwide median for this role. See all states →

Same role, other states

OR $97,500 AZ $96,138 NM $126,963 TX $99,836 NY $94,760 MI $97,656 MA $102,000 OH $96,000 GA $82,600 ID $98,941 UT $97,741 FL $81,557 PA $94,619 IL $101,000 NC $94,719 AL $65,749 IN $88,858 VA $95,243 WI $81,902 MN $90,200

Recent certified cases

CaseEmployerCityWageDecision
G-100-24324-483922 Black Fur Biomedical LLC Irvine $99,278 Mar 26, 2026
G-100-24330-499265 Applied Materials, Inc. Santa Clara $144,664 Mar 25, 2026
G-100-24317-469350 Applied Materials, Inc. Santa Clara $158,725 Mar 25, 2026
G-100-24319-475164 Applied Materials, Inc. Santa Clara $136,692 Mar 25, 2026
G-100-24312-458873 Applied Materials, Inc Santa Clara $119,496 Mar 19, 2026
G-100-24289-406595 Corrpro Companies, Inc. Hayward $77,008 Mar 11, 2026
G-100-24306-448175 Applied Materials, Inc Santa Clara $144,250 Mar 10, 2026
G-100-24291-414581 Nanolab Technologies, Inc Milpitas $92,747 Mar 2, 2026
G-100-24292-416364 Lam Research Corporation Fremont $150,915 Feb 25, 2026
G-100-24292-416363 Lam Research Corporation Fremont $150,915 Feb 25, 2026
G-100-24261-343895 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Fremont $97,614 Feb 25, 2026
G-100-24285-402117 ASML US, LP San Jose $150,551 Feb 13, 2026
G-100-24291-414079 Applied Materials, Inc. Santa Clara $143,862 Feb 11, 2026
G-100-24248-314250 Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Newbury Park $100,381 Feb 11, 2026
G-100-24282-393640 Applied Materials, Inc. Santa Clara $136,739 Feb 10, 2026
G-100-24282-394223 Applied Materials, Inc Santa Clara $158,725 Feb 10, 2026
G-100-24263-350509 Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. Alameda $151,000 Feb 10, 2026
G-100-24268-361708 Valimet, Inc. Stockton $113,465 Feb 9, 2026
G-100-24249-316427 Lam Research Corporation Fremont $187,460 Feb 4, 2026
G-100-24271-371563 Lam Research Corporation Fremont $122,395 Feb 3, 2026
G-100-24256-334297 KLA Corporation Milpitas $119,543 Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24260-339945 KLA Corporation Milpitas $165,390 Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24270-366637 Mitra Future Technologies, Inc. Mountain View $125,000 Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24257-336298 ILLUMINA San Diego $87,131 Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24256-333931 Applied Materials, Inc Santa Clara $114,733 Jan 30, 2026

Annual-equivalent wages; outliers excluded. Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data.