Materials Scientists Salary by City (2026)

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

43 metro areas · National average: $106,845 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Materials Scientists salaries across 43 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	$164,410	$156,530	$134,200	$234,280
San Francisco, CA	$136,170	$131,530	$57,030	$180,480
Austin, TX	$135,570	$133,530	$66,570	$209,990
Los Angeles, CA	$132,220	$126,240	$76,510	$200,510
Albany, NY	$132,030	$126,950	$83,620	$167,540
Seattle, WA	$130,370	$119,300	$76,240	$196,980
Worcester, MA	$129,570	$142,900	$81,650	$172,090
Denver, CO	$129,000	$126,980	$86,230	$176,330
Chicago, IL	$126,390	$130,440	$81,160	$175,910
Salt Lake City, UT	$122,910	$135,510	$86,060	$161,340
Boston, MA	$122,480	$118,010	$92,130	$168,340
Washington, DC	$120,650	$120,340	$80,900	$168,750
Madison, WI	$118,500	$120,520	$59,790	$146,370
Minneapolis, MN	$117,030	$119,600	$84,100	$162,400
Portland, OR	$115,220	$103,970	$78,960	$178,080
Wichita, KS	$113,140	$98,110	$81,900	$173,040
Philadelphia, PA	$112,150	$109,080	$63,240	$171,070
New York, NY	$112,100	$100,400	$74,990	$162,390
Detroit, MI	$110,630	$101,480	$66,780	$161,710
Baltimore, MD	$107,500	$106,320	$75,130	$155,520
Durham, NC	$104,450	$106,190	$61,050	$150,570
Allentown, PA	$102,150	$101,570	$59,260	$160,520
Manchester, NH	$102,030	$92,470	$62,210	$148,900
Dallas, TX	$100,360	$91,850	$61,840	$179,390
Cincinnati, OH	$100,310	$102,450	$48,770	$163,700
Trenton, NJ	$100,050	$92,790	$73,100	$130,150
Akron, OH	$99,790	$103,350	$47,460	$131,980
Dayton, OH	$99,450	$101,920	$52,800	$131,960
Greenville, SC	$99,030	$100,540	$66,270	$136,210
Atlanta, GA	$96,780	$83,270	$64,070	$151,490
Pittsburgh, PA	$95,960	$96,840	$60,340	$138,380
Reno, NV	$95,470	$97,460	$61,920	$121,370
Charlotte, NC	$93,980	$80,890	$75,700	$132,450
Columbus, OH	$92,980	$98,570	$49,070	$138,120
Cleveland, OH	$91,470	$98,710	$38,600	$146,510
San Diego, CA	$91,270	$68,290	$46,790	$153,410
Houston, TX	$90,990	$79,900	$56,170	$137,990
Ann Arbor, MI	$88,130	$79,930	$58,650	$161,800
Raleigh, NC	$87,470	$80,010	$59,540	$128,980
Knoxville, TN	$72,910	$69,830	$45,390	$102,390
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$71,790	$58,080	$49,240	$123,810
Nashville, TN	$71,570	$70,870	$44,750	$94,580
College Station, TX	$57,910	$51,780	$41,510	$78,900