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Hourly Wage for Materials Processing Specialist V Salary in the United States

How much does a Materials Processing Specialist V make hourly?

As of June 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Materials Processing Specialist V in the United States is $74, which translates to an annual salary of about $153,100.

However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors. Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $87 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73 to $81 per hour
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73 per hour

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Materials Processing Specialist V Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$167,800	$13,983	$3,227	$81
Average	$153,100	$12,758	$2,944	$74
25th Percentile	$152,200	$12,683	$2,927	$73

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Key Factors That Influence Materials Processing Specialist V Salaries

A Materials Processing Specialist V'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 Processing Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Materials Processing Specialist V'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:

Materials Processing Specialist II (2-4 years): $97,101
Materials Processing Specialist III (4-7 years): $113,673
Materials Processing Specialist IV (7+ years): $132,833
Materials Processing Specialist V (7-10 years): $153,010
Materials Processing Manager (10+ years): $146,879

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Materials Processing Specialist II	2-4 years	$97,101
Materials Processing Specialist III	4-7 years	$113,673
Materials Processing Specialist IV	7+ years	$132,833
Materials Processing Specialist V	7-10 years	$153,010
Materials Processing Manager	10+ years	$146,879

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How Do Materials Processing Specialist V 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 Processing Specialist Vs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $169,500.
California: $168,800.
Massachusetts: $166,600.

District of Columbia $169,500 California $168,800 Massachusetts $166,600 Washington $166,000 New Jersey $165,900 Alaska $165,700 Connecticut $163,600 New York $162,700

Hawaii $160,000 Rhode Island $158,700 Maryland $157,800 Minnesota $156,600 Colorado $156,200 Illinois $156,000 Oregon $155,400 Delaware $155,000

New Hampshire $154,700 Virginia $154,100 Pennsylvania $152,400 Nevada $151,500 North Dakota $151,200 Michigan $150,700 Wisconsin $150,600 Vermont $150,200

Texas $149,300 Maine $149,200 Arizona $149,100 Ohio $149,000 Georgia $147,600 Indiana $146,900 Wyoming $146,800 Utah $146,600

Iowa $146,500 Kansas $145,700 Louisiana $145,500 North Carolina $145,500 Missouri $145,400 Florida $144,800 Montana $144,500 Nebraska $144,200

Kentucky $144,000 South Carolina $143,400 Tennessee $143,000 Idaho $142,900 New Mexico $141,800 Oklahoma $141,500 Alabama $140,600 South Dakota $139,100

Arkansas $138,300 West Virginia $137,800 Mississippi $136,500

Top Paying Cities for Materials Processing Specialist Vs

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:

San Jose: $193,000
San Francisco: $190,900
Oakland: $186,900

San Jose, CA $193,000

San Francisco, CA $190,900

Oakland, CA $186,900

New York, NY $176,200

Paramus, NJ $174,100

Queens Village, NY $174,100

Passaic, NJ $173,900

Bergenfield, NJ $173,900

Stamford, CT $173,600

Huntington, NY $173,500

Newark, NJ $172,400

Bridgeport, CT $172,100

Vallejo, CA $171,800

New Brunswick, NJ $171,700

Petaluma, CA $171,600

Middlesex, NJ $171,300

Somerset, NJ $171,200

Santa Cruz, CA $171,000

Boston, MA $170,100

Monterey, CA $169,500

Seattle, WA $169,200

Santa Rosa, CA $169,200

Los Angeles, CA $169,100

Juneau, AK $168,700

Washington, DC $168,500

Orange, CA $168,000

Santa Ana, CA $167,600

Long Beach, CA $167,400

Anaheim, CA $167,400

Anchorage, AK $167,300

Santa Maria, CA $166,900

Everett, WA $166,800

Danbury, CT $166,300

Bremerton, WA $166,100

Tacoma, WA $165,500

New Suffolk, NY $165,500

Sacramento, CA $165,500

Santa Barbara, CA $165,300

Trenton, NJ $165,200

San Diego, CA $165,200

Brockton, MA $165,000

Fairbanks, AK $164,600

Lompoc, CA $164,200

Lowell, MA $164,100

Ventura, CA $164,100

Nashua, NH $164,000

Stockton, CA $164,000

Modesto, CA $162,900

Poughkeepsie, NY $162,600

Olympia, WA $162,300

Kennewick, WA $162,300

New Haven, CT $162,200

Lawrence, MA $161,700

Hartford, CT $161,500

Riverside, CA $161,500

New Bedford, MA $161,300

Richland, WA $161,300

San Bernardino, CA $161,100

Bakersfield, CA $161,100

New Britain, CT $161,000

Atlantic City, NJ $161,000

New London, CT $161,000

Norwich, CT $160,900

Portsmouth, NH $160,900

Boulder, CO $160,600

Worcester, MA $160,400

Portland, OR $160,400

Minneapolis, MN $159,900

Philadelphia, PA $159,700

Honolulu, HI $159,200

Saint Paul, MN $159,100

Vineland, NJ $159,100

Providence, RI $158,600

Chicago, IL $158,200

Bellingham, WA $158,000

Springfield, MA $157,900

Baltimore, MD $157,800

Chico, CA $157,400

Pittsfield, MA $157,000

Manchester, NH $156,700

Spokane, WA $156,100

Denver, CO $156,000

Albany, NY $155,300

Troy, NY $155,300

Nassau, NY $155,100

Schenectady, NY $154,900

Wilmington, DE $154,800

Burlington, VT $154,600

Salem, OR $154,500

Portland, ME $154,100

Yakima, WA $153,900

Rochester, MN $153,400

Reno, NV $153,400

Fresno, CA $153,400

Milwaukee, WI $153,200

Detroit, MI $153,100

Allentown, PA $153,000

Ann Arbor, MI $153,000

Colorado Springs, CO $152,800

Syracuse, NY $152,700

Carson City, NV $152,700

Houston, TX $152,500

Eugene, OR $152,400

Gary, IN $152,200

Bismarck, ND $152,100

Springfield, OR $152,100

Galveston, TX $152,000

Medford, OR $151,700

Fort Collins, CO $151,700

Concord, NH $151,600

Austin, TX $151,500

Mesa, AZ $151,200

Reading, PA $151,200

Phoenix, AZ $151,200

Dallas, TX $151,100

Saint Cloud, MN $151,000

Madison, WI $150,800

Utica, NY $150,400

Rochester, NY $150,100

Des Moines, IA $150,100

Raleigh, NC $150,100

Atlanta, GA $149,900

Battle Creek, MI $149,800

Salt Lake City, UT $149,800

Lancaster, PA $149,600

Harrisburg, PA $149,300

Champaign, IL $149,200

Kansas City, MO $149,200

Kansas City, KS $149,200

Fort Worth, TX $149,100

Columbus, OH $149,100

Boca Raton, FL $149,100

Pittsburgh, PA $149,000

Richmond, VA $149,000

Indianapolis, IN $148,900

Cleveland, OH $148,900

Cincinnati, OH $148,700

Las Vegas, NV $148,700

Petersburg, VA $148,500

Huntsville, AL $148,300

Lansing, MI $148,200

Lebanon, PA $148,100

Pueblo, CO $148,100

Appleton, WI $148,100

Dayton, OH $148,000

Buffalo, NY $148,000

Saint Louis, MO $147,900

Racine, WI $147,900

Charlotte, NC $147,900

York, PA $147,800

Elkhart, IN $147,800

Gastonia, NC $147,800

Beaumont, TX $147,700

Billings, MT $147,700

Lorain, OH $147,700

Benton Harbor, MI $147,600

Toledo, OH $147,600

Rock Hill, SC $147,500

Binghamton, NY $147,500

Rockford, IL $147,400

Springfield, IL $147,400

Elyria, OH $147,400

Fargo, ND $147,400

Flagstaff, AZ $147,200

Fort Lauderdale, FL $147,200

Duluth, MN $147,100

Miami, FL $147,100

Cheyenne, WY $147,000

Grand Forks, ND $147,000

Bangor, ME $146,600

Cedar Rapids, IA $146,400

Durham, NC $146,400

Louisville, KY $146,400

Grand Rapids, MI $146,300

Hialeah, FL $146,300

Casper, WY $146,100

Virginia Beach, VA $145,900

New Orleans, LA $145,900

Scranton, PA $145,900

Akron, OH $145,800

Peoria, IL $145,600

Sarasota, FL $145,600

Nashville, TN $145,500

Omaha, NE $145,500

Green Bay, WI $145,500

Baton Rouge, LA $145,400

Jamestown, NY $145,300

Davenport, IA $145,300

Charleston, SC $145,300

Tucson, AZ $145,200

Saint Petersburg, FL $145,100

Tampa, FL $145,100

Evansville, IN $145,000

Port Arthur, TX $145,000

Bradenton, FL $144,900

Santa Fe, NM $144,600

Orlando, FL $144,400

Clearwater, FL $144,300

La Crosse, WI $144,000

Canton, OH $144,000

Albuquerque, NM $143,900

Newport News, VA $143,900

High Point, NC $143,800

Ogden, UT $143,800

Corpus Christi, TX $143,700

Norfolk, VA $143,600

Laramie, WY $143,600

Saginaw, MI $143,500

Rock Island, IL $143,500

Jacksonville, FL $143,400

Salisbury, NC $143,400

Boise, ID $143,400

Moline, IL $143,300

Fort Myers, FL $143,300

Memphis, TN $143,200

Tulsa, OK $143,100

Waterloo, IA $143,100

Spartanburg, SC $142,900

Lincoln, NE $142,800

Fort Wayne, IN $142,800

Provo, UT $142,800

Cedar Falls, IA $142,600

San Antonio, TX $142,500

Greensboro, NC $142,500

South Bend, IN $142,500

Savannah, GA $142,300

Birmingham, AL $142,200

Muskegon, MI $142,200

Winston Salem, NC $142,100

Lake Charles, LA $141,800

Anderson, IN $141,700

Lexington, KY $141,700

Augusta, GA $141,600

Greenville, SC $141,600

Wichita, KS $141,500

Lima, OH $141,500

Tuscaloosa, AL $141,500

Columbia, SC $141,400

Springfield, OH $141,300

Asheville, NC $141,100

Bloomington, IN $141,000

Knoxville, TN $140,400

Shreveport, LA $140,400

Wilmington, NC $140,200

Roanoke, VA $140,200

Topeka, KS $139,900

Frankfort, KY $139,900

Chillicothe, OH $139,800

Oklahoma City, OK $139,800

Longview, TX $139,700

Melbourne, FL $139,700

Sioux Falls, SD $139,500

Mobile, AL $139,500

Terre Haute, IN $139,400

Altoona, PA $139,300

Amarillo, TX $139,200

Killeen, TX $139,200

Chattanooga, TN $139,000

Fayetteville, AR $139,000

Sioux City, IA $138,900

Idaho Falls, ID $138,800

Lynchburg, VA $138,700

Gainesville, FL $138,500

Portsmouth, OH $138,400

Little Rock, AR $138,400

Lafayette, LA $138,300

Youngstown, OH $138,300

Temple, TX $138,200

Pensacola, FL $138,200

Clarksville, TN $138,200

Daytona Beach, FL $138,200

Hopkinsville, KY $137,800

Erie, PA $137,700

Florence, SC $137,700

Charleston, WV $137,400

Great Falls, MT $137,300

Waco, TX $137,100

Fayetteville, NC $137,100

Macon, GA $137,100

Tallahassee, FL $137,100

Helena, MT $136,900

Pine Bluff, AR $136,900

Vincennes, IN $136,700

Lubbock, TX $136,600

Alamogordo, NM $136,600

Twin Falls, ID $136,400

Rapid City, SD $136,400

Greenville, MS $136,100

Huntington, WV $136,100

Jackson, MS $136,100

Parkersburg, WV $135,900

Montgomery, AL $135,900

Wichita Falls, TX $135,700

Springfield, MO $135,700

Biloxi, MS $135,700

Monroe, LA $135,500

Johnstown, PA $135,400

Columbus, GA $135,300

Sumter, SC $135,300

Pascagoula, MS $135,000

Abilene, TX $135,000

Kingsport, TN $134,600

Albany, GA $134,600

Gulfport, MS $134,600

Alexandria, LA $134,100

Fort Smith, AR $133,700

El Paso, TX $133,300

Las Cruces, NM $132,600

Harlingen, TX $132,200

Pocatello, ID $132,200

Florence, AL $132,000

Brownsville, TX $132,000

Mcallen, TX $131,600

Dothan, AL $131,400

Columbus, MS $130,500

Altus, OK $129,800

Lawton, OK $129,500

Pierre, SD $129,000

Materials Processing Specialist V Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Materials Processing Specialist V salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $171,241. While startup companies pay approximate $144,819.

Materials Processing Specialist V Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$144,819
Growth Stage	51~500	$153,169
Established	501~5000	$165,366
Enterprise	5000+	$171,241

Materials Processing Specialist V Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Materials Processing Specialist V roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Materials Processing Specialist positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Materials Processing Specialist V as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Materials Processing Specialist V

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$191,375	$92.0	25%
Internet	$191,375	$92.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$183,720	$88.0	20%
Insurance	$176,065	$85.0	15%
Biotechnology	$168,410	$81.0	10%

Materials Processing Specialist V Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Materials Processing Specialist V'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 June 01, 2026

$152,200

Average $153,100/year

$167,800

$12,683

Average $12,758/month

$13,983

$2,927

Average $2,944/week

$3,227

$73

Average $74/hour

$81

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$167,800	$13,983	$3,227	$81
Average	$153,100	$12,758	$2,944	$74
25th Percentile	$152,200	$12,683	$2,927	$73

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$128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc

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H

$124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$123,899/per year

Nordex Inc

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the United States

N

$120,416/per year

Nipro Corp

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the United States

E

$115,870/per year

Enovis

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the United States

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$114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

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the United States

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$112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc

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the United States

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$111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp

Biotechnology

the United States

Z

$106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet

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P

$103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$102,181/per year

Steris PLC

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$97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd

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E

$94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines

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the United States

R

$94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$94,235/per year

Pleno Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

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$93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS

Biotechnology

the United States

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$86,468/per year

Onward Technology

Biotechnology

the United States

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$84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$84,523/per year

Paerosol

Biotechnology

the United States

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$83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$82,815/per year

Stateside PPE

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the United States

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$82,041/per year

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