Materials Scientist salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Alpharetta, Kennesaw, Roswell, Norcross, Peachtree City.

Also listed as: Research Associate Materials Science

Median salary$96,311
Middle 50%$71.1k–$120k
vs. national median+3%comparison median $93,746
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,343 and $147,819.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,614
25th$71,053
50th (median)$96,311
75th$120,000
90th$125,865

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $80k $120k FY2020: median $80,153 (12 filings) FY2021: median $55,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $86,257 (14 filings) FY2025: median $81,234 (14 filings) FY2026: median $111,230 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 2 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 16
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$80,153$65,500$98,36912
FY2021$55,000$50,419$84,07715
FY2022–––2
FY2023$86,257$72,311$113,24214
FY2024–––6
FY2025$81,234$60,882$100,00514
FY2026$111,230$79,277$120,00016

Cost of living

Atlanta's median Materials Scientist salary of $96,311 is worth about $96,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Materials Scientists in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $93,240 in May 2025 (240 employed). The H-1B median here is $96,311, 3% higher.

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
Georgia Institute of Technology$67,55811
Themis Aitoo few4
Novelistoo few3
Cytec Engineered Materialstoo few2
Kimberly-Clarktoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $58,968 10
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 7

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$51,750$58,96810

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.