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Companies hiring Materials Scientists in California: 388 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
131 employers had 388 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Materials Scientists (occupation code 19-2032) with a worksite in California, decided through June 26, 2026; the median offered wage is $115,000 a year.
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Employers hiring Materials Scientists in California
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Berkeley, Merced | 37 | Postdoctoral Scholar (in Materials Sciences); Postdoctoral Scholar (in Materials Engineering); Materials Faculty Scientist / Engineer | $89,580 | $84,926 | May 27, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC | Livermore | 27 | Postdoctoral Research Staff; Postdoctoral Research Staff (Materials Scientist); Research Scientist (Materials Scientist) | $123,360 | $91,894 | May 15, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | San Jose, Milpitas | 22 | Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering; Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering; Staff Engineer, Development Engineering | $146,000 | $133,890 | April 28, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | Stanford, Menlo Park | 19 | Physical Science Research Scientist; Postdoctoral Research Affiliate; Staff Scientist | $76,383 | $63,378 | February 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | 16 | Postdoctoral Scholar; Postdoctoral Scholar- Employee | $73,025 | $73,025 | June 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Applied Materials, Inc | Santa Clara, Sunnyvale | 16 | Physicist/Scientist; Materials Scientist (Physicist/Scientist); Process Engineer | $163,312 | $147,451 | June 18, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Nanolab Technologies, Inc. | Milpitas, Sunnyvale | 16 | Materials Analyst, Dual Beam; Team Leader; Materials Analyst | $90,750 | $90,480 | March 2, 2026 | dol.gov |
| QuantumScape Battery, Inc. | San Jose | 9 | Manager, Microscopy Ops; MTS, Analytical External Lab Collaboration Engineer; MTS, Analytical & Characterization Engineer | $139,300 | $135,554 | May 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| TE Connectivity Corporation | Fremont | 8 | Scientist; Senior Scientist; Staff Scientist | $120,000 | $115,772 | May 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. | Irvine | 8 | Materials Scientist; Senior Materials Scientist; Senior R&D Engineer – Material Science | $130,000 | $120,848 | April 30, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Eurofins EAG Materials Science, LLC | Sunnyvale, Milpitas | 8 | Scientist, SIMS; Materials Analyst, Team Leader; Manager | $109,782 | $109,658 | December 16, 2025 | dol.gov |
| University Of California, San Diego | La Jolla | 7 | Assistant Project Scientist; Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee; Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | $82,836 | $82,836 | January 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | 7 | Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Chemical Engineer; Postdoc Scholar Research Assoc in Mechanical & Civil Enginee; Postdoc. Scholar Research Assoc. in App. Physics & Mat. Sci. | $70,264 | $65,211 | January 6, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Asml US, LP | San Diego | 5 | Senior Researcher 1; Senior Researcher 2 | $128,350 | $110,427 | March 19, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Apple Inc. | Santa Clara, Cupertino | 5 | Hardware Development Engineer; Manufacturing Design Engineer; Materials Engineer | $150,000 | $147,451 | September 5, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Henkel Corporation | Irvine, Bay Point | 5 | Scientific Associate PD & Research; Senior Scientific Associate; Scientific Associate | $103,709 | $102,814 | July 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Ntess, LLC | Livermore, Emeryville | 5 | Postdoctoral Appointee - Plasma & Reacting Flow Science; R&d S&e Materials Scientist Se; Postdoctoral Appointee - Correlated Oxide Device Physics | $99,000 | $87,235 | April 21, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc. | San Diego | 5 | Scientist; Scientist II; Scientist I | $122,500 | $117,978 | May 7, 2024 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 4 | Assistant Project Scientist; Postdoctoral Scholar | $83,015 | $83,015 | June 16, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Velo3D, Inc. | Fremont, Campbell | 4 | Senior Process Engineer; Senior Development Process Engineer; Director, Process Engineering | $129,952 | $129,136 | December 4, 2025 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | 4 | Postdoctoral Scholar Employee; Assistant Project Scientist; Associate Project Scientist | $80,512 | $80,512 | August 21, 2025 | dol.gov |
| DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC | Sunnyvale | 4 | Senior Engineer; Application Engineer - Optics; Application Engineer | $137,800 | $118,955 | October 25, 2024 | dol.gov |
| University Of California, Irvine | Irvine | 4 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $62,148 | $62,148 | July 9, 2024 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, Santa Crus | 4 | Postdoctoral Scholar; Post Doctoral Scholar | $60,000 | $60,000 | January 28, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Provivi, Inc. | Santa Monica | 3 | Principal Scientist & Associate Director; Senior Scientist - Formulation; Scientist - Formulation | $110,115 | $110,115 | September 12, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Covalent Metrology | Sunnyvale | 3 | Member Technical Staff, Transmission Electron Microscopy; Member Technical Staff; Senior Engineer | $118,955 | $109,907 | May 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Sunnyvale | 3 | Research Scientist II; Technical Program Manager II | $177,356 | $118,955 | October 30, 2024 | dol.gov |
| California State University, Northridge | Northridge | 3 | Postdoctoral Researcher | $66,560 | $53,040 | May 14, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation | Los Angeles | 3 | Postdoctoral Researcher | $65,292 | $52,250 | February 8, 2023 | dol.gov |
| International Battery Company, Inc. | Milpitas | 2 | Materials & Product Scientist | $137,000 | $136,594 | December 19, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Verdagy, Inc. | Moss Landing | 2 | Scientist; Sr. Scientist | $127,213 | $126,808 | December 30, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Intellectt, Inc. | Santa Rosa | 2 | R&d Engineer; Quality Engineer-EUMDR | $112,320 | $110,198 | January 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Amgen Inc. | Thousand Oaks | 2 | Process Development Sr. Scientist; Process Development Scientist 20516.3713.4 | $126,801 | $112,964 | February 6, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The University of Southern California | Los Angeles | 2 | Research Scientist; Research Lab Specialist | $77,737 | $77,737 | March 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Tokyo Electron America, Inc. | Fremont | 2 | Research Scientist III; Research Scientist III CA | $139,521 | $127,764 | March 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Quantum Fuel Systems LLC | Lake Forest | 2 | Materials Scientist | $132,250 | $102,034 | April 2, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Newlight Technologies, Inc. | Huntington Beach | 2 | Sr. Director, Product Development; Research Scientist - Elastomerics | $135,000 | $124,935 | April 21, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Onto Innovation, Inc. | Milpitas | 2 | Systems Design/Architecture Engineer | $122,802 | $150,426 | April 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Seagate US LLC | Fremont | 2 | Sr Engineer; Staff Engineer | $136,833 | $111,966 | May 1, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Periodic Labs, Inc. | Menlo Park | 2 | Member of Technical Staff | $337,500 | $159,910 | May 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Kepler Computing, Inc. | San Jose | 2 | Senior Metrology Engineer | $166,750 | $164,278 | June 26, 2026 | dol.gov |
| CreateMe Technologies, Inc. | Newark | 2 | Research Scientist (Materials Scientist) | $107,838 | $107,838 | August 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Battery Streak | Camarillo | 2 | Process Engineer; Process Engineer | $91,067 | $72,134 | September 17, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Calerie Health Holding LLC | Irvine, Anaheim | 2 | Research Scientist; Product Scientist | $71,110 | $79,082 | March 11, 2025 | dol.gov |
| JH Technologies , Inc. | Fremont | 2 | Application Scientist | $130,000 | $114,982 | June 25, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Science Corporation | Alamenda, Alameda | 2 | Microfabrication Engineer; Staff Microfabrication Engineer: Thin Film Transistors | $114,286 | $114,286 | May 8, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Freenome Holdings, Inc. | Brisbane | 2 | Senior Research Scientist I | $170,859 | $165,818 | May 2, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Vibrant America LLC | Santa Clara | 2 | Materials Scientist | $114,431 | $114,431 | June 27, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Enevate Corporation | Irvine | 2 | Senior Staff Scientist II; Principal Process Engineer | $124,016 | $111,124 | February 8, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | Riverside | 2 | Postdoc- Employee; Postdoc-Employee | $74,569 | $74,569 | September 19, 2023 | dol.gov |
| University of Arkansas | San Francisco | 2 | Postdoctoral Fellow | $41,808 | $41,808 | May 3, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Atomic Semi Inc. | San Francisco | 1 | Senior Packaging Engineer | $135,949 | $135,949 | October 1, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Bionexus Consulting LLC | San Diego | 1 | Senior Research Associate - Material Science | $75,000 | $74,859 | November 21, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | 1 | Postdoctoral Scientist | $62,400 | $51,750 | December 29, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Zima International, Inc. | Irvine | 1 | R&D Ink Chemist | $87,550 | $81,016 | January 15, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Efficient Power Conversion Corporation | El Segundo | 1 | Reliability and Failure Analysis Engineer | $175,000 | $131,955 | March 25, 2026 | dol.gov |
| And Battery Aero Inc. | Sunnyvale | 1 | Member of the Technical Staff (Materials Science) | $136,594 | $136,594 | April 3, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Marathon Fusion, Inc. | San Francisco | 1 | Research Scientist | $175,000 | $135,949 | April 6, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Headway Technologies, Inc. | Milpitas | 1 | Materials Scientist | $168,510 | $150,426 | April 9, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. | Alameda | 1 | Senior Scientist I | $139,000 | $135,949 | April 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Asbestos TEM Laboratories, Inc. | Oakland | 1 | Senior Transmission Electron Microscopist | $165,000 | $159,910 | April 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Persperion Diagnostics Inc. | San Diego | 1 | Senior Sensor Technician | $70,304 | $69,056 | May 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| James Hardie Building Products, Inc. | Fontana | 1 | Research Scientist | $91,000 | $91,000 | May 11, 2026 | dol.gov |
| CalPortland Company | Jurupa Valley | 1 | Technical Manager - Product Development | $141,600 | $118,539 | May 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Mivium, Inc. | Fremont | 1 | Staff Scientist, R&D | $111,966 | $111,966 | June 1, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Inc | Dublin | 1 | Applications Development Scientist | $136,587 | $135,949 | June 2, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Yield Engineering Systems, Inc. | Fremont | 1 | R&D Process Engineer | $139,000 | $111,966 | June 9, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Elastium, Inc. | Los Angeles | 1 | Head of Materials Science | $187,000 | $157,435 | June 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Hoya Surgical Optics, Inc. | Irvine | 1 | Principal Optical Scientist | $100,000 | Not listed | January 15, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Nexture Bio, Inc. | Vacaville | 1 | Materials Scientist | $108,140 | $108,139 | September 11, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Intigril, LLC | San Francisco | 1 | Research Scientist | $159,910 | $159,910 | July 17, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Stryker Corporation | Fremont | 1 | Principal Scientist “ Formulations & Polymers, R&D | $135,949 | $135,949 | July 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Oceanside | 1 | Research Associate, FPD (Formulation and Proc Dev) | $74,859 | $74,859 | July 2, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Ek Line, Inc. | Los Angeles | 1 | Materials Scientists | $53,040 | Not listed | November 1, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Ambercycle, Inc. | Los Angeles | 1 | Research Scientist | $83,640 | $72,114 | June 29, 2025 | dol.gov |
| W.M. Rice University | Berkeley | 1 | Postdoctoral Research Associate | $98,405 | $98,405 | June 27, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Divergent Technologies, Inc. | Torrance | 1 | Lead Materials Scientist | $176,700 | $154,814 | June 18, 2025 | dol.gov |
| X-FAB Texas, Inc. | San Jose | 1 | Field Application Engineer | $110,400 | $109,658 | June 9, 2025 | dol.gov |
| O-Net Communications (USA), Inc. | San Jose | 1 | Process Integ. and Adv. Packaging Engineer & Assist Manager | $135,000 | $133,890 | June 2, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Farasis Energy USA Inc. | Hayward | 1 | Senior Simulation and Analysis Engineer | $145,475 | $145,475 | May 27, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. | Alameda | 1 | Staff Engineer, Materials Development | $151,000 | $125,154 | May 22, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Mitra Future Technologies, Inc. | Mountain View | 1 | Senior Materials Scientist | $180,000 | $158,101 | May 19, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Linova Energy Inc | Monrovia | 1 | Polymer Research Scientist | $115,000 | $104,333 | May 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Lam Research Corporation | Fremont | 1 | RF Engineer (Plasma Materials Scientist) | $145,475 | $145,475 | May 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology USA Inc. | La Jolla | 1 | Advanced Material Develop Researcher | $192,000 | $105,581 | May 7, 2025 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Merced | Merced | 1 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $74,425 | $74,425 | April 29, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Slingshot Biosciences, Inc. | Emeryville | 1 | Scientist II | $150,000 | $145,475 | April 29, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Elemental Scientific, Inc. | San Jose | 1 | Research and Development Scientist | $125,000 | $109,658 | April 16, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Nitto Denko Technical Corporation | Oceanside | 1 | Scientist II | $105,600 | $105,581 | April 10, 2025 | dol.gov |
| TSMC Technology, Inc. | San Jose | 1 | Principal Engineer | $158,101 | $158,101 | April 9, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. | Mountain View | 1 | Research Sci. Engineer High Temp. Porous Materials Modeling | $136,816 | $133,890 | November 19, 2024 | dol.gov |
| VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc. | Irvine | 1 | Innovative Material Scientist | $80,000 | $72,738 | October 25, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Cesium Inc. | San Jose | 1 | Chief Knowledge Officer | $158,101 | $158,101 | October 23, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Impossible Foods Inc. | Redwood City | 1 | Associate Scientist | $99,091 | $99,091 | September 10, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Aeluma, Inc. | Goleta | 1 | Senior Materials Scientist | $148,000 | $123,968 | August 30, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Illumina, Inc. | San Diego | 1 | Scientist 2 | $74,859 | $74,859 | May 30, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Slalom, Inc. | El Segundo | 1 | Principal Consultant, Data Science | $190,054 | $101,920 | May 28, 2024 | dol.gov |
| International Towns Federation | Acadia | 1 | Material Scientist | $57,221 | $57,221 | May 28, 2024 | dol.gov |
| PeroNova INC. | Pasadena | 1 | Material Scientist | $80,000 | $72,114 | May 20, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Nanoclear Technologies, Inc. | Pasadena | 1 | Materials Scientist | $135,000 | $101,920 | May 14, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. | Carlsbad | 1 | Senior Engineer Product Development | $120,000 | $74,859 | April 26, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Lyten, Inc. | San Jose | 1 | Senior Metallurgist-Anode | $128,200 | $90,480 | March 28, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Excelsior Nutrition Inc. | Anaheim | 1 | Product Scientist | $74,880 | $72,114 | February 8, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Nova Measuring Instruments Inc. | Fremont | 1 | Team Lead | $126,027 | $126,027 | February 8, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Precision Dynamics Corporation | Valencia | 1 | Senior Product Manager | $125,000 | $101,920 | January 26, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Capacitor Sciences Incorporated | Menlo Park | 1 | Senior Scientist | $120,000 | $103,709 | November 20, 2023 | dol.gov |
| The J. Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles | 1 | Assistant Scientist | $73,000 | $72,114 | November 15, 2023 | dol.gov |
| KBR, Inc. | Moffett Field | 1 | Technical Professional – Physics - KBGFJG116521-1 | $91,270 | $91,021 | October 11, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | Hercules | 1 | Sr. Scientist | $111,900 | $103,709 | September 11, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Entegris, Inc. | Fremont | 1 | Formulation Scientist | $115,000 | $103,709 | September 11, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Gemological Institute of America, Inc. | Carlsbad | 1 | Research Scientist | $76,000 | $72,488 | September 8, 2023 | dol.gov |
| CreateMe Technologies LLC | Newark | 1 | Research Scientist (Materials Scientist) | $103,709 | $103,709 | August 15, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Tanovus Corp | Fremont | 1 | Battery Engineer | $105,000 | $103,709 | August 8, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Novoloop, Inc. | Menlo Park | 1 | Polymer Processing Engineer | $130,000 | $116,813 | July 25, 2023 | dol.gov |
| RET Equipment, Inc. | Milpitas | 1 | Senior Materials and Process Engineer | $145,200 | $118,955 | July 13, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Bolt Threads, Inc. | Berkeley | 1 | Scientist, Mylo Feasibility | $122,550 | $103,418 | June 18, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Beyond Meat, Inc. | El Segundo | 1 | Associate Scientist | $68,200 | $53,040 | June 8, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Clorox Services Company | Pleasanton | 1 | Senior Scientist, Professional Products Division, R&D | $135,554 | $119,579 | June 6, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Gotion, Inc. | Fremont | 1 | Staff Battery Engineer | $195,000 | $135,762 | May 3, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Uniformity Labs | Fremont | 1 | Materials Scientist | $118,000 | $103,418 | May 3, 2023 | dol.gov |
| MTI Corporation | Richmond | 1 | Material Scientist | $160,000 | $103,418 | April 12, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Diamond Foundry Inc | South San Francisco | 1 | Principal R&D Process Engineer | $160,000 | $135,762 | April 10, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Open Avenues Foundation | Irvine | 1 | Materials Science Fellow | $71,760 | $53,040 | April 7, 2023 | dol.gov |
| RadiSurf, Inc. | Sunnyvale | 1 | Scientist | $135,554 | $135,554 | March 24, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | Azusa | 1 | R&D Technical Specialist | $90,600 | $72,738 | March 20, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Lumileds LLC | San Jose | 1 | Scientist | $109,907 | $109,907 | February 21, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Hermes Microvision, Inc. | San Jose | 1 | Senior Researcher 2 | $162,775 | $135,554 | February 21, 2023 | dol.gov |
| 10x Genomics, Inc. | Pleasanton | 1 | Senior Computational Biologist | $180,000 | $135,762 | January 19, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Populus Group LLC | San Jose | 1 | Applied Scientist IV | $220,480 | $161,221 | January 6, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Sakuu Corporation | San Jose | 1 | Polymer Engineer | $109,907 | $109,907 | December 30, 2022 | dol.gov |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | San Francisco | 1 | Materials Scientist | $105,538 | $63,378 | December 13, 2022 | dol.gov |
Updated June 26, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.