Materials Engineer salary in Albuquerque, NM

Based on 152 certified H-1B filings in the Albuquerque, NM metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rio Rancho.

Median salary$92,136
Middle 50%$90.3k–$98.2k
vs. national median−24%comparison median $120,765
Filings152FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,196 and $136,421.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,272
25th$90,272
50th (median)$92,136
75th$98,213
90th$110,219

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2020: median $127,213 (12 filings) FY2021: median $126,963 (53 filings) FY2022: median $130,478 (58 filings) FY2023: median $95,482 (24 filings) FY2024: median $86,008 (69 filings) FY2025: median $90,272 (103 filings) FY2026: median $95,701 (49 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 53 filings FY21 FY2022: 58 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 69 filings FY24 FY2025: 103 filings FY25 FY2026: 49 filings FY26 103
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$127,213$127,151$127,21312
FY2021$126,963$126,963$126,96353
FY2022$130,478$111,134$130,47858
FY2023$95,482$82,867$101,77424
FY2024$86,008$79,297$105,22769
FY2025$90,272$90,272$110,219103
FY2026$95,701$95,701$95,70149

Cost of living

Albuquerque's median Materials Engineer salary of $92,136 is worth about $96,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Albuquerque = 95.5).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Intel$92,987148

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $90,272 112
Senior · Level III $110,219 35
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$90,272$90,272112
Senior · Level III$110,219$110,21935

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.