Mid-level Materials Engineer salary in Austin, TX

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bastrop, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Round Rock, San Marcos.

Median salary$90,730
Middle 50%$90k–$110.9k
vs. all levels here−27%comparison median $125,000
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,000 and $163,101.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,000
25th$90,000
50th (median)$90,730
75th$110,897
90th$132,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $88,563 (14 filings) FY2021: median $92,250 (14 filings) FY2022: median $104,000 (18 filings) FY2023: median $110,000 (24 filings) FY2024: median $90,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $90,730 (12 filings) FY2026: median $90,000 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 24
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$88,563$82,883$93,99814
FY2021$92,250$87,851$93,00014
FY2022$104,000$100,422$114,31218
FY2023$110,000$103,750$115,00024
FY2024$90,000$90,000$94,43213
FY2025$90,730$90,730$102,47812
FY2026$90,000$90,000$120,80314

Cost of living

Austin's median mid-level Materials Engineer salary of $90,730 is worth about $92,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Austin = 98.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Materials Engineers in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $96,730 in May 2025 (90 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,730, 6% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Samsung Austin Semiconductor$90,73018
Appletoo few3
Teslatoo few2

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 $90,730 26
Senior · Level III $120,000 23
Expert · Level IV $145,000 19

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$86,174$90,73026
Senior · Level III$110,781$120,00023
Expert · Level IV$136,926$145,00019

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.