Applied Materials — 4,069 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 427
- Filings · FY2025
- $150k
- Median base · FY2025
- Process Engineer
- Top role · 547 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 2,856 all-time
Applied Materials filed 427 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 8% from the year before), with a median base salary of $150k and the middle 50% of offers between $128k and $178k. That is 32% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 4,069 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Process Engineer in California.
How much does Applied Materials pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $150k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Applied Materials's H-1B hiring changed by year?
130 certified filings in FY2016 → 473 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 473 | +11% | $153k |
| FY2025 | 427 | −8% | $150k |
| FY2024 | 463 | +30% | $146k |
| FY2023 | 357 | −16% | $139k |
| FY2022 | 425 | −5% | $135k |
| FY2021 | 447 | +28% | $128k |
| FY2020 | 349 | −8% | $125k |
| FY2019 | 380 | +21% | $115k |
| FY2018 | 314 | +3% | $106k |
| FY2017 | 304 | +134% | $103k |
| FY2016 | 130 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Applied Materials file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 67% of Applied Materials's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 2,854 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.4%210
- Level II26.0%743
- Level III39.9%1,138
- Level IV26.7%763
What jobs does Applied Materials sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Applied Materials's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Process Engineer | 547 | $132k |
| Mechanical Engineer | 273 | $130k |
| Software Engineer | 193 | $143k |
| Process Support Engineer | 130 | $106k |
| Application Engineer | 106 | $117k |
| Technical Project/Program Management Engineer | 104 | $145k |
| Financial Analyst | 87 | $111k |
| IT Solutions Management Analyst | 81 | $143k |
| Customer Engineer | 80 | $82k |
| Systems Engineer | 76 | $145k |
Where does Applied Materials hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 2,856 | $136k |
| TX | 656 | $112k |
| MA | 119 | $114k |
| NY | 99 | $95k |
| OR | 93 | $109k |
| AZ | 83 | $113k |
| ID | 47 | $100k |
| MT | 29 | $108k |
| NM | 17 | $96k |
| UT | 16 | $83k |
What has Applied Materials filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 4,069 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Applied Materials's H-1B filings
- How much does Applied Materials pay H-1B workers?
- Applied Materials's median certified H-1B base salary is $150k (FY2025), from 427 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Applied Materials sponsor?
- Applied Materials has 4,069 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Applied Materials sponsor for H-1B?
- Applied Materials's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Process Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer, Process Support Engineer.
- Where does Applied Materials hire H-1B workers?
- Applied Materials's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, MA, NY.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →