The highest-paying states for materials engineers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of materials engineers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $134,030, Washington is the highest paying state for materials engineers. It is followed by New Mexico (average annual salary $126,360). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of materials engineers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $134,030 |
$81,120 | 890 |
| 2 | New Mexico | $126,360 |
$68,350 | 360 |
| 3 | Oregon | $125,400 |
$77,430 | 330 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $114,270 |
$75,750 | 110 |
| 5 | Maryland | $112,840 |
$80,160 | 740 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $108,260 |
$58,210 | 40 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $107,270 |
$72,550 | 260 |
| 8 | Idaho | $106,660 |
$45,760 | 110 |
| 9 | North Dakota | $105,570 |
$37,100 | 40 |
| 10 | California | $105,180 |
$66,950 | 2,860 |
| 11 | Texas | $104,280 |
$69,960 | 2,500 |
| 12 | Kansas | $103,160 |
$65,420 | 270 |
| 13 | Tennessee | $102,830 |
$62,320 | 750 |
| 14 | Colorado | $102,660 |
$57,450 | 470 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $102,040 |
$75,760 | 320 |
| 16 | Utah | $101,240 |
$65,500 | 300 |
| 17 | Delaware | $100,500 |
$72,600 | 120 |
| 18 | Missouri | $100,480 |
$61,470 | 400 |
| 19 | New York | $100,210 |
$60,100 | 590 |
| 20 | Alabama | $99,910 |
$63,560 | 670 |
| 21 | Arkansas | $98,880 |
$63,530 | 50 |
| 22 | Kentucky | $98,700 |
$62,000 | 330 |
| 23 | New Jersey | $98,680 |
$63,820 | 330 |
| 24 | Virginia | $98,400 |
$51,220 | 450 |
| 25 | Arizona | $97,990 |
$77,490 | 310 |
| 26 | West Virginia | $95,860 |
$49,000 | 60 |
| 27 | Ohio | $92,310 |
$59,150 | 1,500 |
| 28 | North Carolina | $91,900 |
$70,010 | 380 |
| 29 | Minnesota | $91,310 |
$60,700 | 300 |
| 30 | Louisiana | $91,200 |
$75,850 | 130 |
| 31 | Indiana | $90,440 |
$47,300 | 340 |
| 32 | Iowa | $90,150 |
$59,120 | 410 |
| 33 | Maine | $90,000 |
$50,610 | 60 |
| 34 | Illinois | $85,780 |
$48,780 | 160 |
| 35 | New Hampshire | $83,730 |
$77,820 | 60 |
| 36 | Florida | $83,550 |
$56,840 | 640 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | $83,150 |
$52,000 | 1,040 |
| 38 | Mississippi | $81,190 |
$57,360 | 130 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $81,190 |
$58,370 | 590 |
| 40 | Wyoming | $81,110 |
$51,350 | 30 |
| 41 | Michigan | $80,350 |
$45,890 | 630 |
| 42 | Wisconsin | $80,110 |
$58,590 | 360 |
| 43 | Nebraska | $79,550 |
$60,700 | 130 |
| 44 | Vermont | $78,770 |
$67,940 | 40 |
| 45 | Alaska | $78,420 |
$68,000 | 80 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $77,480 |
$47,780 | 260 |
| 47 | Nevada | $76,840 |
$63,030 | 110 |
| 48 | Georgia | $64,760 |
$58,970 | 600 |
| 49 | Montana | $63,780 |
$55,110 | 50 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $32,530 |
$26,720 | 40 |