United States
Materials Engineers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$108,310
Materials Engineers in the United States earn a median of $108,310 a year, about $52.07 an hour.
Median
$108,310
per year
Hourly
$52.07
as published
Mean
$116,380
pulled up by top earners
Workers
22,770
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $127,550 | +18% |
| Ohio | State | $106,060 | -2% |
| Texas | State | $116,170 | +7% |
| Washington | State | $140,810 | +30% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $119,580 | +10% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $140,810 | +30% |
| Massachusetts | State | $111,030 | +3% |
| Michigan | State | $96,660 | -11% |
| Maryland | State | $130,920 | +21% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $108,310 | +0% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $89,160 | -18% |
| North Carolina | State | $95,640 | -12% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $135,400 | +25% |
| New York | State | $121,980 | +13% |
| Florida | State | $104,040 | -4% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $126,350 | +17% |
| Alabama | State | $110,150 | +2% |
| Virginia | State | $106,290 | -2% |
| Tennessee | State | $108,670 | +0% |
| Georgia | State | $97,380 | -10% |
| Colorado | State | $121,430 | +12% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Metro | $99,270 | -8% |
| Utah | State | $85,720 | -21% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Metro | $151,260 | +40% |
| Indiana | State | $98,290 | -9% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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