Materials Engineers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 171 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Materials Engineers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $151,260 480
Houston, TX $147,080 440
Boulder, CO $141,320 100
Seattle, WA $140,810 1,100
Washington $140,810 1,240
Bridgeport, CT $140,180 70

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $130,180 30
      Alaska $120,540 70
      Anchorage, AK $81,980 30
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Decatur, AL $130,550 50
      Huntsville, AL $118,270 330
      Alabama $110,150 660
      Mobile, AL $98,840 70
      Birmingham, AL $96,450 100
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Arkansas $100,540 50
      Arkansas $100,330 110
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $109,390 240
      Arizona $108,260 380
      Arizona $98,540 80
      Tucson, AZ $95,930 150
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $151,260 480
      San Francisco, CA $134,560 420
      California $127,550 2,760
      Sacramento, CA $127,140 80
      Bakersfield, CA $125,580 40
      San Diego, CA $124,130 230
      Los Angeles, CA $119,580 1,160
      Stockton, CA $115,260 30
      Oxnard, CA $113,870 40
      Riverside, CA $106,100 80
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $141,320 100
      Denver, CO $123,700 360
      Colorado $121,430 540
      Fort Collins, CO $94,700 30
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $140,180 70
      Connecticut $104,390 400
      Hartford, CT $104,120 80
      Waterbury, CT $97,730 40
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $135,400 760
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $127,640 50
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Orlando, FL $124,860 120
      Palm Bay, FL $117,980 100
      Florida $104,040 680
      Jacksonville, FL $103,400 60
      Miami, FL $102,020 150
      Tampa, FL $89,990 110
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $98,570 420
      Georgia $97,380 550
      Middle Georgia $93,040 30
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Davenport, IA-IL $112,360 40
      Waterloo, IA $109,120 50
      Iowa $76,640 310
      Southeast Iowa $65,530 80
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho Falls, ID $106,560 —
      Idaho $101,750 80
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Illinois $105,980 180
      Chicago, IL-IN $97,760 180
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Indiana $106,460 30
      Indianapolis, IN $106,180 110
      Indiana $98,290 470
      Northern Indiana $97,780 30
      Fort Wayne, IN $96,840 50
      Lafayette, IN $85,130 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $97,200 260
      Wichita, KS $97,200 200
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $105,090 340
      West Kentucky $99,530 40
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $97,170 60
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisiana $100,990 80
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $111,030 1,060
      Worcester, MA $111,030 170
      Boston, MA-NH $108,310 780
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington Park, MD $133,850 80
      Maryland $130,920 960
      Baltimore, MD $124,990 270
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $89,140 110
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $108,120 90
      Detroit, MI $99,270 540
      Michigan $96,660 1,030
      Southern Michigan $82,030 40
      Grand Rapids, MI $77,440 130
      Saginaw, MI $57,110 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $116,000 150
      Minnesota $106,430 180
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $100,480 150
      Kansas City, MO-KS $99,500 80
      Missouri $99,160 270
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $99,860 40
      Mississippi $90,700 110
      Upper East Mississippi $79,880 30
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $103,070 90
      Montana $100,600 180
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $119,020 80
      Charlotte, NC-SC $102,080 140
      Eastern North Carolina $98,550 60
      Greensboro, NC $95,640 —
      North Carolina $95,640 770
      Rocky Mount, NC $88,820 60
      Raleigh, NC $86,500 —
      Central North Carolina $81,070 50
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $96,500 40
      Nebraska $84,540 140
      Lincoln, NE $73,150 40
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $105,840 70
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $100,240 290
      Trenton, NJ $100,160 50
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $97,580 110
      Balance of Nevada $93,440 80
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $137,650 380
      Albany, NY $130,280 160
      New York $121,980 750
      Buffalo, NY $103,600 110
      Southwest New York $93,510 50
      Utica, NY $66,120 30
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dayton, OH $136,300 240
      Cleveland, OH $109,880 280
      Toledo, OH $107,650 300
      Ohio $106,060 1,770
      Youngstown, OH $105,400 30
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $102,530 300
      Akron, OH $102,310 90
      Columbus, OH $102,110 260
      Canton, OH $100,250 30
      Eastern Ohio $97,300 30
      West Northwestern Ohio $91,560 100
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $89,480 60
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $107,990 70
      Oklahoma $101,100 230
      Oklahoma City, OK $101,100 100
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $135,500 70
      Oregon $127,360 90
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $112,290 330
      Reading, PA $103,930 50
      Harrisburg, PA $98,440 40
      Allentown, PA-NJ $97,340 40
      Pennsylvania $89,160 780
      York, PA $86,530 50
      Pittsburgh, PA $84,430 180
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $79,780 40
      Lancaster, PA $79,270 30
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $110,700 120
      Rhode Island $92,180 40
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $130,760 210
      Columbia, SC $121,290 40
      South Carolina $110,730 440
      Greenville, SC $108,050 150
      Spartanburg, SC $96,610 30
      Northwestern South Carolina $94,130 40
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Knoxville, TN $121,390 —
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $116,270 70
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $111,470 60
      Tennessee $108,670 550
      Nashville, TN $108,580 120
      Jackson, TN $107,590 30
      Kingsport, TN-VA $107,560 40
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Houston, TX $147,080 440
      Dallas, TX $126,350 670
      Texas $116,170 1,730
      Austin, TX $103,190 220
      San Antonio, TX $96,610 —
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $97,790 130
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $92,570 50
      Utah $85,720 490
      Salt Lake City, UT $76,650 250
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $118,830 210
      Virginia $106,290 620
      Richmond, VA $102,700 190
      West Virginia $97,960 50
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $93,210 40
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $140,810 1,100
      Washington $140,810 1,240
      Kennewick, WA $132,490 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $106,850 60
      Wisconsin $96,650 320
      Milwaukee, WI $94,070 90
      South Central Wisconsin $84,590 30
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $114,370 40