Materials Scientist salary in New York, NY

Based on 91 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Upton, Stony Brook, Annandale, Linden, Cranbury.

Also listed as: Research Associate Materials Science

Median salary$105,456

Middle 50%$81.4k–$125k

vs. national median+12%comparison median $93,746

Filings91FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,794 and $152,531.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$78,540
25th	$81,362
50th (median)	$105,456
75th	$124,994
90th	$137,350

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$85,175	$66,500	$103,951	44
FY2021	$68,000	$60,500	$81,600	23
FY2022	$95,000	$67,500	$112,150	31
FY2023	$86,500	$74,400	$111,971	26
FY2024	$75,944	$70,970	$89,482	22
FY2025	$83,830	$79,768	$124,523	33
FY2026	$113,500	$85,491	$124,997	58

Cost of living

New York's median Materials Scientist salary of $105,456 is worth about $93,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Materials Scientists in the New York, NY area earned a median of $120,650 in May 2025 (560 employed). The H-1B median here is $105,456, 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.

Top employers filing

Employer	Median	Filings
Brookhaven National Laboratory	$88,400	51
Research Foundation for the State University of New York	too few	6
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company	too few	5
Infineum	too few	4
Primera Analytical Solutions	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$76,762	14
Mid-level · Level II	$85,494	42
Senior · Level III	$124,987	27
Expert · Level IV	too few	4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$62,941	$76,762	14
Mid-level · Level II	$79,518	$85,494	42
Senior · Level III	$96,096	$124,987	27

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.