The median annual wage for materials engineers was $91,310 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $53,120, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $144,720.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for materials engineers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
$108,660
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
105,890
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
95,540
Engineering services
86,720
Primary metal manufacturing
76,170
Most materials engineers work full time. About 1 out of 3 materials engineers worked more than 40 hours per week in 2014.
Materials Engineers
Median annual wages, May 2015
Materials engineers
$91,310
Engineers
$90,060
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
