Materials Scientists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 78 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Materials Scientists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $156,530 90
Worcester, MA $142,900 100
New Hampshire $136,300 80
Salt Lake City, UT $135,510 40
Austin, TX $133,530 30
San Francisco, CA $131,530 160

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      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $156,530 90
      San Francisco, CA $131,530 160
      California $131,530 610
      Riverside, CA $129,050 50
      Los Angeles, CA $126,240 170
      San Diego, CA $68,290 90
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $126,980 —
      Colorado $126,980 —
      Boulder, CO $126,880 60
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $120,340 120
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $98,020 100
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Florida $122,910 100
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $83,270 160
      Georgia $81,420 250
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $95,990 170
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $130,440 360
      Illinois $120,320 470
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $94,900 40
      Northern Indiana $55,850 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $98,110 30
      Kansas $98,110 30
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $58,080 30
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Worcester, MA $142,900 100
      Massachusetts $118,270 720
      Boston, MA-NH $118,010 550
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $106,320 90
      Maryland $106,320 200
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $83,370 50
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $101,480 90
      Michigan $93,350 170
      Ann Arbor, MI $79,930 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $119,600 330
      Minnesota $114,070 360
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $56,750 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greensboro, NC $106,470 60
      Durham, NC $106,190 170
      North Carolina $94,730 370
      Charlotte, NC-SC $80,890 40
      Raleigh, NC $80,010 50
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $136,300 80
      Manchester, NH $92,470 30
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $92,790 40
      New Jersey $83,120 630
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $97,460 40
      Nevada $86,010 70
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, NY $126,950 210
      New York $125,490 630
      Rochester, NY $102,890 40
      New York, NY-NJ $100,400 790
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Akron, OH $103,350 60
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $102,450 210
      Ohio $101,950 670
      Dayton, OH $101,920 60
      Cleveland, OH $98,710 120
      Columbus, OH $98,570 140
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma $115,840 60
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oregon $103,980 180
      Portland, OR-WA $103,970 160
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $109,080 210
      Pennsylvania $103,060 290
      Allentown, PA-NJ $101,570 50
      Pittsburgh, PA $96,840 50
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $100,540 30
      South Carolina $87,920 60
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $70,870 30
      Knoxville, TN $69,830 40
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $133,530 30
      Dallas, TX $91,850 70
      Texas $80,560 380
      Houston, TX $79,900 130
      College Station, TX $51,780 50
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $135,510 40
      Utah $118,720 80
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $118,820 160
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $119,300 40
      Washington $110,470 290
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $120,520 50
      Wisconsin $120,520 140