Materials Engineers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$112,860
10th percentile
$72,300
90th percentile
$175,720
Employment
22,770
- CAMedian $128,470 · Employment 3,020
- OHMedian $106,510 · Employment 1,790
- TXMedian $117,700 · Employment 1,440
- MAMedian $114,100 · Employment 1,360
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $125,200 · Employment 1,250
- Boston, MAMedian $111,480 · Employment 1,020
- WAMedian $139,840 · Employment 1,000
- Seattle, WAMedian $156,130 · Employment 820
- MIMedian $94,050 · Employment 810
- COMedian $124,030 · Employment 810
- MDMedian $140,640 · Employment 740
- PAMedian $98,030 · Employment 720
- GAMedian $100,840 · Employment 700
- FLMedian $118,780 · Employment 690
- Washington, DCMedian $140,640 · Employment 660
- ALMedian $107,580 · Employment 650
- NCMedian $104,240 · Employment 640
- VAMedian $116,720 · Employment 620
- SCMedian $121,610 · Employment 600
- NYMedian $125,900 · Employment 590
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.