Materials Engineers Salary by City (2026)

Name: Materials Engineers Salary by City - BLS OEWS
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

94 metro areas · National average: $112,638 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Materials Engineers salaries across 94 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area	Mean Annual	Median Annual	P10	P90
San Jose, CA	$155,490	$151,260	$101,410	$215,220
Houston, TX	$154,940	$147,080	$68,480	N/A
Seattle, WA	$152,420	$140,810	$104,760	$218,730
Kennewick, WA	$152,280	$132,490	$93,520	$225,290
Boulder, CO	$149,520	$141,320	$87,290	$215,270
Lexington Park, MD	$141,020	$133,850	$99,800	$181,210
San Francisco, CA	$138,470	$134,560	$92,990	$184,150
Washington, DC	$136,510	$135,400	$76,900	$191,880
Bakersfield, CA	$135,220	$125,580	$89,000	$184,720
Bridgeport, CT	$135,210	$140,180	$96,310	$172,310
Portland, OR	$133,620	$135,500	$91,260	$176,300
Dayton, OH	$132,360	$136,300	$83,960	$176,880
Albany, NY	$131,000	$130,280	$81,370	$163,610
Dallas, TX	$130,420	$126,350	$86,760	$178,820
New York, NY	$129,830	$137,650	$81,300	$164,980
Sacramento, CA	$127,200	$127,140	$84,730	$172,480
Denver, CO	$125,350	$123,700	$84,230	$171,960
Los Angeles, CA	$125,000	$119,580	$89,430	$170,360
Decatur, AL	$123,730	$130,550	$68,600	$160,720
Huntsville, AL	$123,340	$118,270	$82,730	$172,180
Baltimore, MD	$122,860	$124,990	$50,650	$183,750
Phoenix, AZ	$122,500	$109,390	$82,690	$169,020
San Diego, CA	$120,950	$124,130	$80,990	$164,410
Charleston, SC	$120,910	$130,760	$79,470	$164,470
Minneapolis, MN	$120,530	$116,000	$80,830	$181,800
Philadelphia, PA	$119,230	$112,290	$66,610	$179,630
Boston, MA	$119,210	$108,310	$82,820	$164,600
Palm Bay, FL	$118,710	$117,980	$74,750	$159,910
Knoxville, TN	$117,700	$121,390	$72,730	$165,370
Virginia Beach, VA	$117,480	$118,830	$80,260	$172,780
Cleveland, OH	$116,680	$109,880	$73,530	$165,900
Worcester, MA	$115,570	$111,030	$89,790	$142,340
Oxnard, CA	$114,370	$113,870	$86,880	$130,470
Providence, RI	$114,130	$110,700	$79,400	$151,280
Miami, FL	$114,020	$102,020	$54,480	$164,890
Chattanooga, TN	$113,850	$116,270	$78,140	$143,370
Nashville, TN	$113,550	$108,580	$77,380	$158,200
Memphis, TN	$112,840	$111,470	$73,920	$164,920
Davenport, IA	$112,410	$112,360	$56,690	$161,000
Stockton, CA	$112,340	$115,260	$68,800	$138,410
Jacksonville, FL	$112,330	$103,400	$61,140	$158,630
Madison, WI	$111,790	$106,850	$83,720	$149,400
Charlotte, NC	$111,610	$102,080	$79,210	$157,610
St. Louis, MO	$111,540	$100,480	$64,100	$163,720
Austin, TX	$111,020	$103,190	$53,630	$171,220
Durham, NC	$110,690	$119,020	$79,310	$126,880
Akron, OH	$110,420	$102,310	$73,290	$158,230
Tulsa, OK	$110,420	$107,990	$74,210	$154,990
Toledo, OH	$110,210	$107,650	$69,820	$166,550
Orlando, FL	$110,120	$124,860	$52,520	$153,490
Greenville, SC	$110,090	$108,050	$81,990	$143,160
Cincinnati, OH	$109,610	$102,530	$66,580	$162,510
Kingsport, TN	$109,100	$107,560	$66,670	$136,590
Columbus, OH	$108,940	$102,110	$76,090	$165,250
Ann Arbor, MI	$108,090	$108,120	$63,060	$160,550
Wichita, KS	$107,750	$97,200	$81,230	$152,460
Richmond, VA	$107,500	$102,700	$59,260	$163,840
Atlanta, GA	$107,230	$98,570	$65,640	$174,580
Buffalo, NY	$107,180	$103,600	$84,830	$139,280
Riverside, CA	$106,920	$106,100	$77,130	$142,820
Reading, PA	$106,600	$103,930	$76,450	$144,900
Hartford, CT	$106,370	$104,120	$82,780	$131,000
Indianapolis, IN	$105,670	$106,180	$72,400	$132,910
Allentown, PA	$104,900	$97,340	$57,830	$154,460
Chicago, IL	$104,860	$97,760	$63,080	$167,500
Kansas City, MO	$104,640	$99,500	$62,390	$143,860
Gulfport, MS	$104,200	$99,860	$76,490	$154,310
Ogden, UT	$103,650	$97,790	$67,010	$136,810
San Antonio, TX	$103,520	$96,610	$65,150	$166,470
Waterbury, CT	$103,470	$97,730	$84,990	$135,930
Anchorage, AK	$103,380	$81,980	$74,970	$165,130
Raleigh, NC	$103,260	$86,500	$83,040	$148,260
Jackson, TN	$102,230	$107,590	$70,400	$138,380
Trenton, NJ	$101,760	$100,160	$81,030	$133,340
Detroit, MI	$101,570	$99,270	$62,150	$142,440
Waterloo, IA	$100,050	$109,120	$83,040	$109,180
Billings, MT	$99,260	$103,070	$76,930	$103,070
Milwaukee, WI	$99,140	$94,070	$73,560	$123,910
Birmingham, AL	$98,760	$96,450	$64,220	$138,600
Greensboro, NC	$98,230	$95,640	$78,530	$123,430
Oklahoma City, OK	$97,560	$101,100	$39,310	$141,720
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$97,500	$97,170	$80,600	$122,970
Mobile, AL	$97,010	$98,840	$60,390	$135,000
Fort Wayne, IN	$96,460	$96,840	$55,070	$133,100
Rocky Mount, NC	$95,910	$88,820	$73,020	$125,290
Omaha, NE	$95,760	$96,500	$62,400	$120,740
Tampa, FL	$93,700	$89,990	$61,650	$124,610
Salt Lake City, UT	$93,180	$76,650	$67,330	$134,250
York, PA	$87,190	$86,530	$61,790	$106,640
Pittsburgh, PA	$86,080	$84,430	$50,150	$122,860
Utica, NY	$83,440	$66,120	$66,020	$147,490
Grand Rapids, MI	$83,090	$77,440	$50,230	$119,860
Lincoln, NE	$81,740	$73,150	$50,310	$116,330
Saginaw, MI	$78,510	$57,110	$49,750	$135,590