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Materials Scientists — wages and employment

Materials Scientists earned a median annual wage of $104,160 in the United States in May 2024, with 8,330 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $104,160SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Materials Scientists earned a median annual wage of $104,160 in the United States in May 2024, with 8,330 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $61,460 or less, the best-paid tenth $168,500 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $106,160 to $104,160, -1.9 %. The best-paying state is New Hampshire at $136,300; the lowest Montana at $56,750. Among metropolitan areas, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA pays the highest median, $156,530. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
New Hampshire$136,30080
California$131,530610
Colorado$126,980—
New York$125,490630
Florida$122,910100
Wisconsin$120,520140
Illinois$120,320470
Virginia$118,820160
Utah$118,72080
Massachusetts$118,270720
Oklahoma$115,84060
Minnesota$114,070360
Washington$110,470290
Maryland$106,320200
Oregon$103,980180
Pennsylvania$103,060290
Ohio$101,950670
Kansas$98,11030
Delaware$98,020100
Iowa$95,990170
Indiana$94,90040
North Carolina$94,730370
Michigan$93,350170
South Carolina$87,92060
Nevada$86,01070
Maine$83,37050
New Jersey$83,120630
Georgia$81,420250
Texas$80,560380
Montana$56,75060

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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