Materials Scientists — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$117,790
10th percentile
$66,820
90th percentile
$197,290
Employment
8,470
- CAMedian $177,030 · Employment 1,030
- MAMedian $132,600 · Employment 890
- Boston, MAMedian $132,600 · Employment 700
- New York, NYMedian $120,650 · Employment 560
- NYMedian $131,740 · Employment 530
- NCMedian $106,470 · Employment 490
- Chicago, ILMedian $133,340 · Employment 460
- OHMedian $108,830 · Employment 450
- NJMedian $103,150 · Employment 440
- San Francisco, CAMedian $231,710 · Employment 380
- ILMedian $125,850 · Employment 380
- COMedian $117,290 · Employment 370
- GAMedian $91,970 · Employment 350
- INMedian $130,540 · Employment 320
- TXMedian $72,700 · Employment 300
- MNMedian $132,160 · Employment 290
- WAMedian $127,250 · Employment 290
- MDMedian $112,400 · Employment 270
- Minneapolis, MNMedian $132,160 · Employment 270
- Atlanta, GAMedian $93,240 · Employment 240
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.