Materials Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Materials Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Materials Engineer in Massachusetts is $112,985 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $54.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $133,847
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $103,129 to $123,905
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $94,156

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Materials Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,905	$10,325	$2,383	$60
Average	$112,985	$9,415	$2,173	$54
25th Percentile	$103,129	$8,594	$1,983	$50

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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): $84,464
Early Career (1-2 years): $99,742
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,905
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $137,761
Expert (over 8 years): $168,597

Levels	Salary
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$84,464
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$99,742
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$112,905
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$137,761
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$168,597

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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:

Agawam: $107,626
Amherst: $107,315
Barre: $108,592

Agawam, MA $107,626 Amherst, MA $107,315 Barre, MA $108,592 Belchertown, MA $107,450 Blandford, MA $107,346 Bondsville, MA $107,491 Brimfield, MA $107,283 Chester, MA $106,255

Chesterfield, MA $106,723 Chicopee, MA $107,626 Cummington, MA $106,255 Easthampton, MA $107,553 East Longmeadow, MA $107,626 East Otis, MA $107,772 Feeding Hills, MA $107,626 Gilbertville, MA $108,177

Goshen, MA $106,692 Granby, MA $107,595 Granville, MA $107,491 Hadley, MA $107,387 Hampden, MA $107,626 Hardwick, MA $108,249 Hatfield, MA $107,346 Haydenville, MA $107,180

Holyoke, MA $107,626 Huntington, MA $107,387 Leeds, MA $107,346 Leverett, MA $107,283 Ludlow, MA $107,626 Monson, MA $107,491 North Amherst, MA $107,491 Northampton, MA $107,418

Florence, MA $107,418 North Hatfield, MA $107,335 Oakham, MA $108,768 Palmer, MA $107,491 Plainfield, MA $106,255 Russell, MA $107,491 Shutesbury, MA $107,450 Southampton, MA $107,595

South Barre, MA $108,665 South Hadley, MA $107,595 Southwick, MA $107,626 Thorndike, MA $107,491 Three Rivers, MA $107,553 Wales, MA $107,283 Ware, MA $108,208 Warren, MA $107,886

West Chesterfield, MA $106,193 Westfield, MA $107,626 West Hatfield, MA $107,283 West Springfield, MA $107,626 West Warren, MA $108,332 Whately, MA $107,107 Wheelwright, MA $108,623 Wilbraham, MA $107,626

Williamsburg, MA $107,138 Woronoco, MA $107,522 Worthington, MA $106,297 Springfield, MA $107,626 Longmeadow, MA $107,626 Indian Orchard, MA $107,626 Pittsfield, MA $106,536 Adams, MA $106,432

Ashley Falls, MA $108,374 Becket, MA $106,432 Berkshire, MA $106,536 Cheshire, MA $106,536 Dalton, MA $106,536 Glendale, MA $106,505 Great Barrington, MA $106,224 Hinsdale, MA $106,536

Housatonic, MA $106,359 Lanesboro, MA $106,536 Lee, MA $106,505 Lenox, MA $106,536 Lenox Dale, MA $106,536 Middlefield, MA $106,401 Mill River, MA $107,460 Monterey, MA $106,224

North Adams, MA $106,297 North Egremont, MA $106,453 Otis, MA $106,193 Richmond, MA $106,536 Sandisfield, MA $107,865 Savoy, MA $106,401 Sheffield, MA $107,699 South Egremont, MA $106,660

Southfield, MA $108,218 South Lee, MA $106,505 Stockbridge, MA $106,505 Tyringham, MA $106,359 West Stockbridge, MA $106,463 Williamstown, MA $106,297 Windsor, MA $106,505 Greenfield, MA $106,795

Ashfield, MA $106,318 Athol, MA $108,717 Bernardston, MA $106,754 Buckland, MA $106,172 Charlemont, MA $105,923 Colrain, MA $106,276 Conway, MA $106,640 Deerfield, MA $106,827

Drury, MA $105,622 Erving, MA $107,491 Heath, MA $105,923 Lake Pleasant, MA $107,013 Millers Falls, MA $106,920 Monroe Bridge, MA $105,518 Montague, MA $107,013 Gill, MA $107,408

New Salem, MA $107,823 Northfield, MA $107,408 Orange, MA $108,353 Petersham, MA $108,696 Rowe, MA $105,684 Royalston, MA $108,883 Shelburne Falls, MA $106,266 South Deerfield, MA $106,993

Sunderland, MA $107,086 Turners Falls, MA $106,920 Warwick, MA $108,363 Wendell, MA $107,408 Wendell Depot, MA $107,792 Fitchburg, MA $109,745 Ashburnham, MA $109,236 Ashby, MA $111,209

Ayer, MA $111,489 Devens, MA $111,406 Baldwinville, MA $109,059 East Templeton, MA $109,090 Gardner, MA $109,288 Westminster, MA $109,288 Groton, MA $111,593 Harvard, MA $111,583

Hubbardston, MA $108,623 Leominster, MA $108,665 Littleton, MA $111,759 Lunenburg, MA $111,250 Pepperell, MA $111,593 Shirley, MA $111,365 Still River, MA $111,520 Templeton, MA $109,090

Townsend, MA $111,396 West Groton, MA $111,448 West Townsend, MA $111,354 Winchendon, MA $108,852 Winchendon Springs, MA $108,831 Auburn, MA $108,903 North Dartmouth, MA $109,568 South Dartmouth, MA $109,568

North Attleboro, MA $107,585 Plainville, MA $107,512 Attleboro Falls, MA $107,543 North Dighton, MA $107,481 Norton, MA $112,330 Raynham, MA $112,362 Raynham Center, MA $112,362 Rehoboth, MA $107,616

Rochester, MA $109,568 Seekonk, MA $107,616 Swansea, MA $107,512 Berkley, MA $109,630 Taunton, MA $112,258 Westport, MA $109,568 Westport Point, MA $109,568 Berlin, MA $108,831

Cataumet, MA $109,329 Blackstone, MA $107,481 Boylston, MA $108,903 Brookfield, MA $108,696 Charlton, MA $108,831 Charlton City, MA $108,831 Charlton Depot, MA $108,831 Clinton, MA $108,831

East Brookfield, MA $108,800 Douglas, MA $108,727 East Princeton, MA $108,768 Fiskdale, MA $108,592 Grafton, MA $108,903 Holden, MA $108,903 Holland, MA $108,540 Jefferson, MA $108,903

Lancaster, MA $108,727 Leicester, MA $108,903 Linwood, MA $108,665 Manchaug, MA $108,903 Millbury, MA $108,903 Millville, MA $107,377 New Braintree, MA $108,665 Northborough, MA $108,903

Northbridge, MA $108,872 North Brookfield, MA $108,768 North Grafton, MA $108,903 North Oxford, MA $108,903 North Uxbridge, MA $108,665 Oxford, MA $108,872 Princeton, MA $108,800 Rochdale, MA $108,903

Rutland, MA $108,903 Shrewsbury, MA $108,903 Southbridge, MA $108,665 South Grafton, MA $108,903 South Lancaster, MA $108,800 Spencer, MA $108,903 Sterling, MA $108,831 Sturbridge, MA $108,623

Upton, MA $108,831 Uxbridge, MA $108,696 Webster, MA $108,696 Dudley, MA $108,696 Westborough, MA $108,903 West Boylston, MA $108,903 West Brookfield, MA $108,665 West Millbury, MA $108,903

Whitinsville, MA $108,831 Sutton, MA $108,903 Worcester, MA $108,903 East Walpole, MA $112,362 Cherry Valley, MA $108,903 Paxton, MA $108,903 Framingham, MA $112,050 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $111,759

Boxborough, MA $111,687 Acton, MA $111,687 Ashland, MA $108,623 Bedford, MA $111,728 Hanscom Afb, MA $113,701 Bolton, MA $108,696 Carlisle, MA $111,759 Concord, MA $111,655

Fayville, MA $108,696 Holliston, MA $111,977 Hopedale, MA $108,665 Hopkinton, MA $108,727 Hudson, MA $108,727 Marlborough, MA $108,768 Maynard, MA $111,552 Mendon, MA $108,665

Milford, MA $108,665 Natick, MA $115,643 Sherborn, MA $115,581 Southborough, MA $108,727 Foxboro, MA $112,362 Franklin, MA $109,734 Greenbush, MA $112,154 Green Harbor, MA $112,123

Hingham, MA $113,992 Hull, MA $115,820 Humarock, MA $112,154 Mansfield, MA $112,362 Marshfield, MA $112,123 Marshfield Hills, MA $112,123 Medfield, MA $113,898 Medway, MA $112,050

Millis, MA $112,123 Minot, MA $112,154 Norfolk, MA $112,227 North Marshfield, MA $112,123 North Scituate, MA $112,123 Norwell, MA $112,227 Norwood, MA $112,362 Ocean Bluff, MA $112,123

Scituate, MA $112,123 Sharon, MA $112,362 Sheldonville, MA $109,786 South Walpole, MA $112,289 Stoughton, MA $112,362 Walpole, MA $112,330 Westwood, MA $114,002 Wrentham, MA $112,185

Boston, MA $115,820 Roxbury, MA $115,820 Roxbury Crossing, MA $115,820 Dorchester, MA $115,820 Dorchester Center, MA $115,820 Mattapan, MA $115,820 Charlestown, MA $115,820 Jamaica Plain, MA $115,820

Roslindale, MA $115,820 West Roxbury, MA $115,820 Allston, MA $115,820 Brighton, MA $115,820 Hyde Park, MA $115,820 Readville, MA $115,820 Cambridge, MA $115,820 Somerville, MA $115,820

Malden, MA $115,820 Everett, MA $115,820 Chelsea, MA $115,820 Revere, MA $115,820 Winthrop, MA $115,820 Medford, MA $115,820 West Medford, MA $115,820 Quincy, MA $115,820

Melrose, MA $115,820 Stoneham, MA $115,820 Braintree, MA $112,362 Milton, MA $115,820 Milton Village, MA $115,820 Weymouth, MA $112,362 East Weymouth, MA $112,362 South Weymouth, MA $112,362

North Weymouth, MA $112,362 East Boston, MA $115,820 Brockton, MA $112,362 Avon, MA $112,362 Bridgewater, MA $112,362 Bryantville, MA $112,289 Carver, MA $110,638 Duxbury, MA $112,050

East Bridgewater, MA $112,362 Easton, MA $112,362 Elmwood, MA $112,362 Halifax, MA $112,289 Hanover, MA $112,289 Hanson, MA $112,362 Holbrook, MA $112,362 Middleboro, MA $110,742

Manomet, MA $110,939 Lakeville, MA $109,392 Monponsett, MA $112,330 Abington, MA $112,362 North Carver, MA $112,123 North Easton, MA $112,362 North Pembroke, MA $112,258 Pembroke, MA $112,289

Plymouth, MA $111,095 Kingston, MA $112,081 South Carver, MA $109,288 Plympton, MA $112,185 Randolph, MA $112,362 Rockland, MA $112,362 South Easton, MA $112,362 West Bridgewater, MA $112,362

White Horse Beach, MA $111,012 Whitman, MA $112,362 Lexington, MA $115,820 Brookline, MA $115,820 Brookline Village, MA $115,820 Waltham, MA $115,820 North Waltham, MA $115,820 New Town, MA $115,820

Babson Park, MA $115,820 Newton, MA $115,820 Newton Center, MA $115,820 Newtonville, MA $115,820 Newton Highlands, MA $115,820 Newton Lower Falls, MA $115,820 Newton Upper Falls, MA $115,820 West Newton, MA $115,820

Auburndale, MA $115,820 Chestnut Hill, MA $115,820 Waban, MA $115,820 Watertown, MA $115,820 Arlington, MA $115,820 Arlington Heights, MA $115,820 Belmont, MA $115,820 Waverley, MA $115,820

Wellesley Hills, MA $115,820 Wellesley, MA $115,788 Needham, MA $115,820 Weston, MA $115,820 Needham Heights, MA $115,820 Nonantum, MA $115,820 Buzzards Bay, MA $109,257 Lincoln, MA $115,747

Stow, MA $111,552 Sudbury, MA $115,581 Wayland, MA $115,643 Woodville, MA $108,800 Woburn, MA $115,820 Burlington, MA $113,743 Andover, MA $110,004 Billerica, MA $111,759

Chelmsford, MA $111,759 Dracut, MA $111,759 Dunstable, MA $111,593 Haverhill, MA $110,004 Georgetown, MA $110,004 Groveland, MA $110,004 Lawrence, MA $110,004 Methuen, MA $110,004

North Andover, MA $110,004 Lowell, MA $111,759 Merrimac, MA $109,932 North Billerica, MA $111,759 North Chelmsford, MA $111,759 North Reading, MA $109,932 Nutting Lake, MA $111,759 Pinehurst, MA $111,759

Reading, MA $112,413 Tewksbury, MA $111,759 Tyngsboro, MA $111,759 Wakefield, MA $115,788 West Boxford, MA $110,004 Westford, MA $111,759 Wilmington, MA $110,866 Winchester, MA $115,820

Lynn, MA $115,820 Saugus, MA $115,820 Swampscott, MA $115,747 Nahant, MA $115,820 Amesbury, MA $109,443 Beverly, MA $115,539 Boxford, MA $110,004 Byfield, MA $109,932

Danvers, MA $109,828 Essex, MA $110,960 Gloucester, MA $111,126 Hamilton, MA $109,765 Hathorne, MA $109,828 Chilmark, MA $108,976 East Falmouth, MA $109,506 East Sandwich, MA $109,900

East Wareham, MA $109,288 Edgartown, MA $109,049 Falmouth, MA $109,329 Woods Hole, MA $109,329 Menemsha, MA $109,049 Monument Beach, MA $109,288 Nantucket, MA $109,049 North Falmouth, MA $109,360

Oak Bluffs, MA $109,080 Onset, MA $109,360 Pocasset, MA $109,329 Sagamore, MA $110,129 Sagamore Beach, MA $110,129 Sandwich, MA $109,911 Siasconset, MA $109,049 Silver Beach, MA $109,360

Vineyard Haven, MA $109,173 Wareham, MA $109,392 West Chop, MA $109,173 West Falmouth, MA $109,360 West Tisbury, MA $109,049 West Wareham, MA $109,433 Hyannis, MA $109,215 Barnstable, MA $109,578

Brewster, MA $109,049 Centerville, MA $109,537 Chatham, MA $109,049 Cotuit, MA $109,610 Ipswich, MA $109,765 Cummaquid, MA $109,246 Lynnfield, MA $112,787 Manchester, MA $111,385

Marblehead, MA $115,612 Middleton, MA $109,973 Newburyport, MA $109,797 Newbury, MA $110,004 Salisbury, MA $109,090 Peabody, MA $115,685 Prides Crossing, MA $112,621 Rockport, MA $111,115

Rowley, MA $109,828 Salem, MA $115,685 South Hamilton, MA $109,765 Topsfield, MA $109,932 Wenham, MA $109,797 West Newbury, MA $110,004 Accord, MA $112,362 Bellingham, MA $107,304

Brant Rock, MA $111,894 Canton, MA $112,362 Cohasset, MA $113,888 Dedham, MA $115,820 Dover, MA $115,716 East Mansfield, MA $112,362 Dennis, MA $109,049 Dennis Port, MA $109,049

East Dennis, MA $109,049 Eastham, MA $109,049 East Orleans, MA $109,049 Forestdale, MA $109,765 Harwich, MA $109,049 Harwich Port, MA $109,049 Hyannis Port, MA $109,205 Marstons Mills, MA $109,724

Mashpee, MA $109,797 North Chatham, MA $109,049 North Eastham, MA $110,451 North Truro, MA $111,842 Orleans, MA $109,049 Osterville, MA $109,402 Provincetown, MA $111,635 South Chatham, MA $109,049

South Dennis, MA $109,049 South Harwich, MA $109,049 South Orleans, MA $109,049 South Wellfleet, MA $110,451 South Yarmouth, MA $109,049 Truro, MA $110,451 Wellfleet, MA $110,451 West Barnstable, MA $109,776

West Chatham, MA $109,049 West Dennis, MA $109,049 West Harwich, MA $109,049 West Hyannisport, MA $109,443 West Yarmouth, MA $109,049 Yarmouth Port, MA $109,049 Assonet, MA $109,495 Attleboro, MA $107,616

Chartley, MA $112,362 Cuttyhunk, MA $109,392 Dartmouth, MA $109,568 Dighton, MA $108,405 East Freetown, MA $109,568 East Taunton, MA $112,185 Fairhaven, MA $109,568 Fall River, MA $109,568

Somerset, MA $109,464 Marion, MA $109,568 Mattapoisett, MA $109,568 New Bedford, MA $109,568 Acushnet, MA $109,568

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

$103,129

Average $112,985/year

$123,905

$8,594

Average $9,415/month

$10,325

$1,983

Average $2,173/week

$2,383

$50

Average $54/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$123,905	$10,325	$2,383	$60
Average	$112,985	$9,415	$2,173	$54
25th Percentile	$103,129	$8,594	$1,983	$50

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