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| Rank | City | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara, CA | $116,981 | $56.24 |
| 2 | East Hanover, NJ | $111,829 | $53.76 |
| 3 | East Granby, CT | $108,045 | $51.94 |
| 4 | Chicago, IL | $94,528 | $45.45 |
| 5 | Portland, OR | $91,071 | $43.78 |
| 6 | Boulder, CO | $87,968 | $42.29 |
| 7 | Salem, NH | $84,270 | $40.51 |
| 8 | Dallas, TX | $79,501 | $38.22 |
| Rank | Job title | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Staff Scientist | $119,206 | $57 | - |
| 2 | Principal Scientist | $116,878 | $56 | - |
| 3 | Senior Scientist | $114,594 | $55 | - |
| 4 | Senior Principal Scientist | $114,572 | $55 | - |
| 5 | Associate Scientist Lead | $113,761 | $55 | - |
| 6 | Lead Scientist | $110,761 | $53 | - |
| 7 | Production Scientist | $109,434 | $53 | - |
| 8 | Staff Scientist | $108,359 | $52 | - |
| 9 | Staff Research Scientist | $107,848 | $52 | - |
| 10 | Senior Associate Scientist | $107,442 | $52 | - |
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KLA | $104,083 | $50 | 12 |
| 2 | Cypress | $103,550 | $50 | - |
| 3 | National Semiconductor | $102,411 | $49 | - |
| 4 | Lam Research | $101,806 | $49 | 11 |
| 5 | Keysight Technologies | $100,347 | $48 | - |
| 6 | Skyworks Solutions | $100,210 | $48 | 4 |
| 7 | Beckman Coulter | $98,834 | $48 | - |
| 8 | Lattice Semiconductor | $98,746 | $47 | - |
| 9 | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | $97,622 | $47 | - |
| 10 | Corning Incorporated | $96,939 | $47 | 47 |
| 11 | Micron Technology | $96,612 | $46 | 53 |
| 12 | Cymer | $95,421 | $46 | - |
| 13 | pSemi | $94,502 | $45 | - |
| 14 | Preco Electronics | $94,239 | $45 | - |
| 15 | Ardent Technologies | $92,417 | $44 | - |
| 16 | IPG Photonics | $91,072 | $44 | 3 |
| 17 | IDEX | $89,495 | $43 | 4 |
| 18 | Rofin - Sinar | $86,368 | $42 | - |
| 19 | Universal Laser | $80,670 | $39 | - |
| 20 | Danaher | $61,041 | $29 | 46 |