Materials Engineer Salary in Colorado

How much does a Materials Engineer make in Colorado?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Materials Engineer in Colorado is $105,923 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

However, a Materials Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $125,482
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $96,684 to $116,161
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $88,271

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Materials Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,161	$9,680	$2,234	$56
Average	$105,923	$8,827	$2,037	$51
25th Percentile	$96,684	$8,057	$1,859	$46

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Key Factors That Influence Materials Engineer Salaries

A Materials Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Materials Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Materials Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $79,185
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,508
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $105,848
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $129,151
Expert (over 8 years): $158,060

Levels	Salary
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$79,185
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$93,508
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$105,848
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$129,151
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$158,060

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How Do Materials Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Materials Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $114,978.
California: $114,542.
Massachusetts: $113,016.

District of Columbia $114,978 California $114,542 Massachusetts $113,016 Washington $112,600 New Jersey $112,559 Alaska $112,413 Connecticut $110,980 New York $110,399

Hawaii $108,540 Rhode Island $107,668 Maryland $107,076 Minnesota $106,266 Colorado $105,954 Illinois $105,850 Oregon $105,456 Delaware $105,165

New Hampshire $104,982 Virginia $104,573 Pennsylvania $103,379 Nevada $102,777 North Dakota $102,579 Michigan $102,268 Wisconsin $102,153 Vermont $101,925

Texas $101,292 Maine $101,250 Arizona $101,188 Ohio $101,115 Georgia $100,160 Indiana $99,682 Wyoming $99,588 Utah $99,443

Iowa $99,381 Kansas $98,882 Louisiana $98,737 North Carolina $98,685 Missouri $98,664 Florida $98,259 Montana $98,041 Nebraska $97,833

Kentucky $97,719 South Carolina $97,304 Tennessee $97,044 Idaho $96,940 New Mexico $96,182 Oklahoma $96,016 Alabama $95,403 South Dakota $94,375

Arkansas $93,815 West Virginia $93,513 Mississippi $92,610

Top Paying Cities for Materials Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $102,278
Hygiene: $108,852
Johnstown: $104,625

Glen Haven, CO $102,278 Hygiene, CO $108,852 Johnstown, CO $104,625 Laporte, CO $102,901 Livermore, CO $102,693 Loveland, CO $102,766 Lyons, CO $108,779 Masonville, CO $102,901

Mead, CO $105,144 Milliken, CO $104,542 Niwot, CO $108,987 Red Feather Lakes, CO $99,838 Severance, CO $102,558 Timnath, CO $102,901 Wellington, CO $102,901 Windsor, CO $102,693

Brighton, CO $105,321 Ault, CO $102,205 Briggsdale, CO $99,744 Carr, CO $97,854 Eastlake, CO $105,736 Eaton, CO $101,624 Evans, CO $103,825 Fort Lupton, CO $105,497

Galeton, CO $100,803 Gilcrest, CO $104,542 Gill, CO $101,603 Greeley, CO $103,503 Henderson, CO $105,591 Hudson, CO $105,435 Keenesburg, CO $105,321 Kersey, CO $103,047

La Salle, CO $104,137 Lucerne, CO $102,070 Nunn, CO $102,278 Orchard, CO $101,863 Pierce, CO $102,278 Ohio City, CO $106,546 Parlin, CO $106,546 Penrose, CO $100,897

Pitkin, CO $106,546 Poncha Springs, CO $106,546 Powderhorn, CO $106,546 Rockvale, CO $100,783 Sargents, CO $106,546 Twin Lakes, CO $106,889 Westcliffe, CO $99,464 Wetmore, CO $100,118

Durango, CO $101,562 Cahone, CO $106,546 Cortez, CO $106,546 Dolores, CO $106,546 Dove Creek, CO $106,546 Egnar, CO $106,546 Hesperus, CO $101,562 Lewis, CO $106,546

Mancos, CO $106,546 Marvel, CO $99,734 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $99,734 Pleasant View, CO $106,546 Rico, CO $106,546 Towaoc, CO $99,734 Yellow Jacket, CO $106,546 Montrose, CO $106,546

Austin, CO $106,546 Bedrock, CO $106,546 Cedaredge, CO $106,546 Cory, CO $106,546 Crawford, CO $106,546 Delta, CO $106,546 Eckert, CO $106,546 Hotchkiss, CO $106,546

Lazear, CO $106,546 Naturita, CO $106,546 Norwood, CO $106,546 Nucla, CO $106,546 Olathe, CO $106,546 Ophir, CO $106,546 Ouray, CO $106,546 Paonia, CO $106,546

Paradox, CO $106,546 Placerville, CO $106,546 Redvale, CO $106,546 Ridgway, CO $106,546 Silverton, CO $106,546 Somerset, CO $106,546 Telluride, CO $106,546 Grand Junction, CO $106,546

Platteville, CO $104,988 Roggen, CO $104,407 Weldona, CO $103,348 Wiggins, CO $103,348 Fort Morgan, CO $103,348 Log Lane Village, CO $103,348 Akron, CO $101,208 Amherst, CO $99,391

Atwood, CO $99,391 Brush, CO $101,208 Crook, CO $96,920 Eckley, CO $101,208 Fleming, CO $99,391 Grover, CO $96,920 Haxtun, CO $99,391 Hereford, CO $96,920

Hillrose, CO $101,208 Holyoke, CO $99,391 Idalia, CO $102,299 Iliff, CO $96,920 Julesburg, CO $96,920 Lindon, CO $104,833 Merino, CO $99,391 New Raymer, CO $99,391

Otis, CO $101,208 Ovid, CO $96,920 Padroni, CO $96,920 Paoli, CO $99,391 Peetz, CO $96,920 Sedgwick, CO $96,920 Snyder, CO $101,208 Sterling, CO $99,391

Stoneham, CO $99,391 Vernon, CO $101,551 Woodrow, CO $104,833 Wray, CO $102,839 Yuma, CO $101,208 Anton, CO $104,833 Arapahoe, CO $101,032 Arriba, CO $102,610

Bethune, CO $102,299 Burlington, CO $102,299 Calhan, CO $102,610 Cascade, CO $103,649 Cheyenne Wells, CO $101,032 Cope, CO $103,722 Cripple Creek, CO $102,953 Divide, CO $102,953

Flagler, CO $102,299 Florissant, CO $102,610 Fountain, CO $103,368 Genoa, CO $102,610 Green Mountain Falls, CO $103,441 Guffey, CO $102,610 Hugo, CO $102,610 Joes, CO $103,722

Karval, CO $101,032 Kirk, CO $103,722 Kit Carson, CO $101,032 Limon, CO $102,610 Lake George, CO $102,610 Manitou Springs, CO $103,649 Matheson, CO $102,610 Peyton, CO $102,745

Ramah, CO $102,610 Rush, CO $101,883 Seibert, CO $102,299 Simla, CO $102,610 Stratton, CO $102,299 U S A F Academy, CO $103,576 Victor, CO $103,026 Vona, CO $102,299

Wild Horse, CO $101,032 Woodland Park, CO $103,161 Yoder, CO $101,728 Colorado Springs, CO $103,649 Clifton, CO $106,546 Fruita, CO $106,546 Gateway, CO $106,546 Glade Park, CO $106,546

Loma, CO $106,546 Mack, CO $106,546 Palisade, CO $106,546 Whitewater, CO $106,546 Glenwood Springs, CO $106,546 Dinosaur, CO $102,029 Aspen, CO $107,585 Snowmass Village, CO $107,585

Avon, CO $106,764 Basalt, CO $107,169 Carbondale, CO $106,463 Collbran, CO $106,546 Craig, CO $105,726 De Beque, CO $106,546 Eagle, CO $106,141 Edwards, CO $106,692

Parachute, CO $106,546 Battlement Mesa, CO $106,546 Gypsum, CO $106,100 Hamilton, CO $105,726 Hayden, CO $105,726 Maybell, CO $106,141 Meeker, CO $106,141 Meredith, CO $107,304

Mesa, CO $106,546 Minturn, CO $106,764 Molina, CO $106,546 New Castle, CO $106,546 Rangely, CO $106,141 Red Cliff, CO $106,764 Rifle, CO $106,546 Silt, CO $106,546

Slater, CO $95,850 Snowmass, CO $107,377 Wolcott, CO $106,349 Woody Creek, CO $107,585 Vail, CO $106,764 Pueblo, CO $100,502 Colorado City, CO $99,464 Aguilar, CO $99,464

Arlington, CO $99,464 Avondale, CO $100,295 Beulah, CO $99,464 Boncarbo, CO $99,464 Boone, CO $99,952 Branson, CO $99,464 Campo, CO $96,535 Cheraw, CO $99,464

Crowley, CO $99,464 Eads, CO $99,464 Fort Lyon, CO $99,464 Fowler, CO $99,464 Gardner, CO $99,464 Granada, CO $99,464 Hartman, CO $99,464 Hasty, CO $99,464

Haswell, CO $99,464 Hoehne, CO $99,464 Holly, CO $99,464 Kim, CO $99,464 La Junta, CO $99,464 Lamar, CO $99,464 Las Animas, CO $99,464 La Veta, CO $99,464

Mc Clave, CO $99,464 Manzanola, CO $99,464 Model, CO $99,464 Olney Springs, CO $99,464 Ordway, CO $99,464 Pritchett, CO $99,464 Rocky Ford, CO $99,464 Rye, CO $99,464

Sheridan Lake, CO $99,464 Springfield, CO $99,464 Sugar City, CO $99,464 Swink, CO $99,464 Trinchera, CO $99,464 Trinidad, CO $99,464 Two Buttes, CO $99,464 Vilas, CO $99,464

Walsenburg, CO $99,464 Walsh, CO $96,535 Weston, CO $99,464 Wiley, CO $99,464 Alamosa, CO $99,464 Antonito, CO $96,577 Arboles, CO $96,577 Arvada, CO $105,871

Aurora, CO $105,798 Bayfield, CO $101,562 Broomfield, CO $107,117 Commerce City, CO $105,871 Dupont, CO $105,871 Eldorado Springs, CO $108,987 Lafayette, CO $108,852 Louisville, CO $108,987

Westminster, CO $105,871 Wheat Ridge, CO $105,871 Agate, CO $103,722 Bennett, CO $104,833 Byers, CO $104,833 Castle Rock, CO $104,033 Deer Trail, CO $104,833 Elbert, CO $103,140

Elizabeth, CO $103,929 Englewood, CO $105,871 Franktown, CO $104,023 Kiowa, CO $103,722 Larkspur, CO $103,275 Littleton, CO $105,798 Lone Tree, CO $105,798 Louviers, CO $105,248

Monument, CO $103,161 Palmer Lake, CO $102,953 Parker, CO $105,072 Sedalia, CO $104,916 Strasburg, CO $104,833 Watkins, CO $105,726 Denver, CO $105,871 Thornton, CO $105,871

Boulder, CO $108,987 Golden, CO $105,798 Alma, CO $105,985 Bailey, CO $105,612 Black Hawk, CO $108,363 Bond, CO $105,933 Breckenridge, CO $106,058 Buffalo Creek, CO $104,978

Burns, CO $105,840 Central City, CO $108,291 Clark, CO $100,783 Climax, CO $106,141 Coalmont, CO $105,175 Como, CO $105,726 Conifer, CO $105,985 Cowdrey, CO $95,850

Dillon, CO $106,141 Dumont, CO $106,577 Evergreen, CO $105,175 Empire, CO $106,505 Fairplay, CO $105,944 Fraser, CO $106,837 Frisco, CO $106,276 Georgetown, CO $106,453

Granby, CO $107,076 Grand Lake, CO $106,484 Grant, CO $105,861 Hartsel, CO $104,957 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $106,463 Idaho Springs, CO $106,536 Idledale, CO $105,591 Indian Hills, CO $105,528

Jamestown, CO $108,987 Jefferson, CO $105,726 Kittredge, CO $105,321 Kremmling, CO $105,726 Leadville, CO $106,131 Mc Coy, CO $105,726 Morrison, CO $105,736 Nederland, CO $108,852

Oak Creek, CO $105,726 Parshall, CO $106,100 Phippsburg, CO $105,726 Pine, CO $105,591 Pinecliffe, CO $108,987 Rand, CO $105,175 Rollinsville, CO $108,779 Shawnee, CO $105,809

Silver Plume, CO $106,432 Steamboat Springs, CO $105,726 Tabernash, CO $106,972 Toponas, CO $105,726 Walden, CO $98,851 Ward, CO $108,914 Winter Park, CO $106,723 Yampa, CO $105,726

Silverthorne, CO $106,276 Longmont, CO $108,706 Allenspark, CO $108,571 Estes Park, CO $104,905 Bellvue, CO $102,901 Berthoud, CO $105,186 Dacono, CO $106,671 Drake, CO $102,486

Erie, CO $108,706 Firestone, CO $105,570 Fort Collins, CO $102,901 Frederick, CO $108,291 Blanca, CO $99,464 Capulin, CO $98,020 Center, CO $99,464 Chama, CO $99,464

Chimney Rock, CO $101,562 Chromo, CO $96,577 Conejos, CO $96,577 Creede, CO $106,546 Crestone, CO $99,464 Del Norte, CO $102,870 Fort Garland, CO $99,464 San Luis, CO $96,577

Homelake, CO $99,464 Hooper, CO $99,464 Ignacio, CO $96,577 Jaroso, CO $96,577 La Jara, CO $98,020 Manassa, CO $98,020 Moffat, CO $99,464 Monte Vista, CO $99,464

Mosca, CO $99,464 Pagosa Springs, CO $96,577 Romeo, CO $98,020 Saguache, CO $102,870 Sanford, CO $98,020 San Pablo, CO $99,464 South Fork, CO $106,546 Villa Grove, CO $102,870

Salida, CO $104,583 Almont, CO $106,546 Buena Vista, CO $106,546 Canon City, CO $101,146 Cimarron, CO $106,546 Coal Creek, CO $100,741 Coaldale, CO $101,032 Cotopaxi, CO $101,032

Crested Butte, CO $106,619 Florence, CO $100,814 Monarch, CO $106,546 Granite, CO $106,287 Gunnison, CO $106,546 Hillside, CO $101,032 Howard, CO $102,610 Lake City, CO $106,546

Nathrop, CO $106,546

Materials Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Materials Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$96,684

Average $105,923/year

$116,161

$8,057

Average $8,827/month

$9,680

$1,859

Average $2,037/week

$2,234

$46

Average $51/hour

$56

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$116,161	$9,680	$2,234	$56
Average	$105,923	$8,827	$2,037	$51
25th Percentile	$96,684	$8,057	$1,859	$46

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