Research and science
Materials Scientists: who sponsors, and what they pay
Every certified Labor Condition Application for this occupation in the period covered, with the wage each employer told the Department of Labor it would pay.
Certified LCAs
519
H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3
Median wage offered
$99,174
per year
Middle half earn
$79K to $129K
25th to 75th percentile
Employers filing
200+
Employers filing for Materials Scientists
| Employer | LCAs | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton | 34 | $118,206 |
| The Dow Chemical Company Midland | 33 | $90,834 |
| Ut-Battelle, LLC (oak Ridge National Laboratory) Oak Ridge | 26 | $92,899 |
| Northwestern University Evanston | 16 | $64,531 |
| Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Evanston | 9 | $106,500 |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology Ames | 9 | $80,000 |
| Western Digital Technologies, Inc. San Jose | 8 | $158,939 |
| University of Connecticut Storrs | 7 | $70,541 |
| Applied Materials, Inc Santa Clara | 7 | $149,462 |
| ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company Spring | 7 | $148,654 |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley | 6 | $90,168 |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor | 6 | $67,500 |
| Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC Idaho Falls | 6 | $140,754 |
| Triad National Security, LLC Los Alamos | 6 | $131,863 |
| The University of Tennessee Knoxville | 5 | $75,000 |
Top 200 employers for this occupationThe full ranked list, with each employer's median wage, is part of Pro.
See ProSource: US Department of Labor (OFLC) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services · OFLC disclosure data (Labor Condition Applications, PERM) and the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 5 Oct 2026
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 5 Oct 2026