Mid-level Materials Engineer salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 80 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, Casa Grande, Kearny.

Median salary$109,117
Middle 50%$105.4k–$112.1k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $120,385
Filings80FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,394 and $129,095.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,394
25th$105,394
50th (median)$109,117
75th$112,136
90th$119,039

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $74,630 (12 filings) FY2021: median $82,118 (25 filings) FY2022: median $96,138 (17 filings) FY2023: median $90,064 (50 filings) FY2024: median $93,184 (44 filings) FY2025: median $109,117 (28 filings) FY2026: median $105,755 (52 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 25 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 50 filings FY23 FY2024: 44 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 52 filings FY26 52
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$74,630$74,630$78,18212
FY2021$82,118$82,118$82,11825
FY2022$96,138$96,138$96,13817
FY2023$90,064$90,064$93,39450
FY2024$93,184$93,184$97,28244
FY2025$109,117$109,117$112,75728
FY2026$105,755$105,394$110,82852

Cost of living

Phoenix's median mid-level Materials Engineer salary of $109,117 is worth about $105,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Materials Engineers in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $124,990 in May 2025 (310 employed). The H-1B median here is $109,117, 13% 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
Intel$105,39432
TSMC Arizona$113,00825
Asm America$109,11710
Applied Materialstoo few6
Lam Researchtoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $100,000 49
Mid-level · Level II $109,117 80
Senior · Level III $124,051 125
Expert · Level IV $139,277 38

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$94,182$100,00049
Mid-level · Level II$105,394$109,11780
Senior · Level III$122,325$124,051125
Expert · Level IV$139,277$139,27738

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.