17 Series · SOC 17-2131

Materials Engineers

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$108,310

per year

Median Hourly

$52.07/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$116,380

average

Employment

22,770

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$68,040$85,820$108,310$138,370$172,000
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$32.71$41.26$52.07$66.52$82.69
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$68,040

25th Percentile

$85,820

Median

$108,310

75th Percentile

$138,370

90th Percentile

$172,000

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Washington $140,810 2. Maryland $130,920 3. Delaware $127,640 4. California $127,550 5. Oregon $127,360

Lowest Paying States

42. Iowa $76,640 43. Nebraska $84,540 44. Utah $85,720 45. Maine $89,140 46. Pennsylvania $89,160
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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Washington $140,810 +30% above national
2 Maryland $130,920 +21% above national
3 Delaware $127,640 +18% above national
4 California $127,550 +18% above national
5 Oregon $127,360 +18% above national
6 New York $121,980 +13% above national
7 Colorado $121,430 +12% above national
8 Alaska $120,540 +11% above national
9 Texas $116,170 +7% above national
10 Wyoming $114,370 +6% above national
11 Massachusetts $111,030 +3% above national
12 South Carolina $110,730 +2% above national
13 Alabama $110,150 +2% above national
14 Tennessee $108,670 same as national
15 Arizona $108,260 same as national
16 Minnesota $106,430 2% below national
17 Virginia $106,290 2% below national
18 Ohio $106,060 2% below national
19 Illinois $105,980 2% below national
20 New Hampshire $105,840 2% below national
21 Kentucky $105,090 3% below national
22 Connecticut $104,390 4% below national
23 Florida $104,040 4% below national
24 Idaho $101,750 6% below national
25 Oklahoma $101,100 7% below national
26 Louisiana $100,990 7% below national
27 Montana $100,600 7% below national
28 Arkansas $100,330 7% below national
29 New Jersey $100,240 7% below national
30 Missouri $99,160 8% below national
31 Indiana $98,290 9% below national
32 West Virginia $97,960 10% below national
33 Nevada $97,580 10% below national
34 Georgia $97,380 10% below national
35 Kansas $97,200 10% below national
36 Michigan $96,660 11% below national
37 Wisconsin $96,650 11% below national
38 North Carolina $95,640 12% below national
39 Vermont $93,210 14% below national
40 Rhode Island $92,180 15% below national
41 Mississippi $90,700 16% below national
42 Pennsylvania $89,160 18% below national
43 Maine $89,140 18% below national
44 Utah $85,720 21% below national
45 Nebraska $84,540 22% below national
46 Iowa $76,640 29% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $151,260 2. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $147,080 3. Boulder, CO $141,320 4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $140,810 5. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $140,180

Lowest Paying Metros

108. Saginaw, MI $57,110 109. Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $65,530 110. Utica-Rome, NY $66,120 111. Lincoln, NE $73,150 112. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $76,650
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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $151,260 +40% above national
2 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $147,080 +36% above national
3 Boulder, CO $141,320 +30% above national
4 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $140,810 +30% above national
5 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $140,180 +29% above national
6 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $137,650 +27% above national
7 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $136,300 +26% above national
8 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $135,500 +25% above national
9 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $135,400 +25% above national
10 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $134,560 +24% above national
11 Lexington Park, MD $133,850 +24% above national
12 Kennewick-Richland, WA $132,490 +22% above national
13 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $130,760 +21% above national
14 Decatur, AL $130,550 +21% above national
15 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $130,280 +20% above national
16 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $130,180 +20% above national
17 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $127,140 +17% above national
18 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $126,350 +17% above national
19 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $125,580 +16% above national
20 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $124,990 +15% above national
21 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $124,860 +15% above national
22 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $124,130 +15% above national
23 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $123,700 +14% above national
24 Knoxville, TN $121,390 +12% above national
25 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $119,580 +10% above national
26 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $119,020 +10% above national
27 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $118,830 +10% above national
28 Huntsville, AL $118,270 +9% above national
29 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $117,980 +9% above national
30 Chattanooga, TN-GA $116,270 +7% above national
31 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $116,000 +7% above national
32 Stockton-Lodi, CA $115,260 +6% above national
33 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $113,870 +5% above national
34 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $112,360 +4% above national
35 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $112,290 +4% above national
36 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $111,470 +3% above national
37 Worcester, MA $111,030 +3% above national
38 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $110,700 +2% above national
39 Cleveland, OH $109,880 +1% above national
40 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $109,390 +1% above national
41 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $109,120 +1% above national
42 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $108,580 same as national
43 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $108,310 same as national
44 Ann Arbor, MI $108,120 same as national
45 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $108,050 same as national
46 Tulsa, OK $107,990 same as national
47 Toledo, OH $107,650 1% below national
48 Jackson, TN $107,590 1% below national
49 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $107,560 1% below national
50 Madison, WI $106,850 1% below national
51 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $106,460 2% below national
52 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $106,180 2% below national
53 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $106,100 2% below national
54 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $104,120 4% below national
55 Reading, PA $103,930 4% below national
56 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $103,600 4% below national
57 Jacksonville, FL $103,400 5% below national
58 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $103,190 5% below national
59 Billings, MT $103,070 5% below national
60 Richmond, VA $102,700 5% below national
61 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $102,530 5% below national
62 Akron, OH $102,310 6% below national
63 Columbus, OH $102,110 6% below national
64 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $102,080 6% below national
65 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $102,020 6% below national
66 Oklahoma City, OK $101,100 7% below national
67 East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $100,540 7% below national
68 St. Louis, MO-IL $100,480 7% below national
69 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $100,160 8% below national
70 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $99,860 8% below national
71 Kansas City, MO-KS $99,500 8% below national
72 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $99,270 8% below national
73 Mobile, AL $98,840 9% below national
74 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $98,570 9% below national
75 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $98,550 9% below national
76 Arizona nonmetropolitan area $98,540 9% below national
77 Ogden, UT $97,790 10% below national
78 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $97,780 10% below national
79 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $97,760 10% below national
80 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $97,730 10% below national
81 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $97,340 10% below national
82 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $97,300 10% below national
83 Wichita, KS $97,200 10% below national
84 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $97,170 10% below national
85 Fort Wayne, IN $96,840 11% below national
86 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $96,610 11% below national
87 Omaha, NE-IA $96,500 11% below national
88 Birmingham, AL $96,450 11% below national
89 Greensboro-High Point, NC $95,640 12% below national
90 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $94,070 13% below national
91 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $93,510 14% below national
92 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $93,440 14% below national
93 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $93,040 14% below national
94 Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area $92,570 15% below national
95 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $91,560 15% below national
96 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $89,990 17% below national
97 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $89,480 17% below national
98 Rocky Mount, NC $88,820 18% below national
99 York-Hanover, PA $86,530 20% below national
100 Raleigh-Cary, NC $86,500 20% below national
101 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,590 22% below national
102 Pittsburgh, PA $84,430 22% below national
103 Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $82,030