Materials Engineer salary in Albany, NY

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Malta, Troy, Niskayuna.

Median salary$109,341
Middle 50%$82.7k–$129.5k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $120,765
Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,656 and $156,101.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,800
25th$82,654
50th (median)$109,341
75th$129,541
90th$148,699

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $90k $130k FY2020: median $82,597 (63 filings) FY2021: median $65,638 (36 filings) FY2022: median $69,826 (28 filings) FY2023: median $106,846 (18 filings) FY2024: median $111,162 (20 filings) FY2025: median $95,722 (21 filings) FY2026: median $118,392 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 63 filings FY20 FY2021: 36 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 63
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$82,597$65,229$82,59763
FY2021$65,638$60,456$82,92536
FY2022$69,826$66,157$96,98828
FY2023$106,846$102,128$122,19418
FY2024$111,162$77,750$124,40720
FY2025$95,722$74,173$123,87621
FY2026$118,392$95,685$138,47818

Cost of living

Albany's median Materials Engineer salary of $109,341 is worth about $109,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Albany = 99.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Materials Engineers in the Albany, NY area earned a median of $134,630 in May 2025 (130 employed). The H-1B median here is $109,341, 19% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
GlobalFoundries$109,33820
Applied Materialstoo few7
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutetoo few7

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $62,400 10
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III $129,541 10
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$56,867$62,40010
Senior · Level III$117,250$129,54110

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.