How much does a Polymer Engineering make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Polymer Engineering in the United States is $92,929 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.
However, a Polymer Engineering's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,991
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,547 to $100,290
Key Factors That Influence Polymer Engineering Salaries
A Polymer Engineering'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 Polymer Engineering Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Polymer Engineering'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:
How Do Polymer Engineering 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 Polymer Engineerings. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $117,212
San Francisco: $115,928
Oakland: $113,485
San Jose, CA$117,212
San Francisco, CA$115,928
Oakland, CA$113,485
New York, NY$106,998
Paramus, NJ$105,697
Queens Village, NY$105,692
Passaic, NJ$105,604
Bergenfield, NJ$105,596
Stamford, CT$105,391
Huntington, NY$105,353
Newark, NJ$104,666
Bridgeport, CT$104,470
Vallejo, CA$104,285
New Brunswick, NJ$104,248
Petaluma, CA$104,192
Middlesex, NJ$104,016
Somerset, NJ$103,951
Santa Cruz, CA$103,830
Boston, MA$103,263
Monterey, CA$102,937
Seattle, WA$102,724
Santa Rosa, CA$102,706
Los Angeles, CA$102,678
Juneau, AK$102,436
Washington, DC$102,334
Orange, CA$102,003
Santa Ana, CA$101,758
Long Beach, CA$101,665
Anaheim, CA$101,646
Anchorage, AK$101,600
Santa Maria, CA$101,321
Everett, WA$101,302
Danbury, CT$100,975
Bremerton, WA$100,847
Tacoma, WA$100,512
New Suffolk, NY$100,511
Sacramento, CA$100,485
Santa Barbara, CA$100,382
Trenton, NJ$100,280
San Diego, CA$100,280
Brockton, MA$100,178
Fairbanks, AK$99,950
Lompoc, CA$99,713
Lowell, MA$99,638
Ventura, CA$99,620
Nashua, NH$99,602
Stockton, CA$99,592
Modesto, CA$98,914
Poughkeepsie, NY$98,710
Olympia, WA$98,533
Kennewick, WA$98,533
New Haven, CT$98,496
Lawrence, MA$98,161
Hartford, CT$98,068
Riverside, CA$98,050
New Bedford, MA$97,957
Richland, WA$97,957
Bakersfield, CA$97,827
San Bernardino, CA$97,790
New Britain, CT$97,780
Atlantic City, NJ$97,780
New London, CT$97,743
Norwich, CT$97,715
Portsmouth, NH$97,697
Boulder, CO$97,500
Portland, OR$97,371
Worcester, MA$97,362
Minneapolis, MN$97,074
Philadelphia, PA$96,944
Honolulu, HI$96,637
Saint Paul, MN$96,593
Vineland, NJ$96,572
Providence, RI$96,303
Chicago, IL$96,033
Bellingham, WA$95,922
Springfield, MA$95,847
Baltimore, MD$95,820
Chico, CA$95,587
Pittsfield, MA$95,336
Manchester, NH$95,160
Spokane, WA$94,751
Denver, CO$94,742
Albany, NY$94,305
Troy, NY$94,268
Nassau, NY$94,168
Schenectady, NY$94,072
Wilmington, DE$93,998
Burlington, VT$93,868
Salem, OR$93,831
Portland, ME$93,543
Yakima, WA$93,450
Rochester, MN$93,162
Reno, NV$93,115
Fresno, CA$93,115
Milwaukee, WI$93,032
Detroit, MI$92,939
Ann Arbor, MI$92,923
Allentown, PA$92,911
Colorado Springs, CO$92,753
Syracuse, NY$92,706
Carson City, NV$92,706
Houston, TX$92,576
Eugene, OR$92,530
Gary, IN$92,418
Springfield, OR$92,344
Bismarck, ND$92,325
Galveston, TX$92,260
Medford, OR$92,121
Fort Collins, CO$92,084
Concord, NH$92,037
Austin, TX$92,009
Mesa, AZ$91,814
Reading, PA$91,805
Phoenix, AZ$91,796
Dallas, TX$91,768
Saint Cloud, MN$91,679
Madison, WI$91,554
Utica, NY$91,303
Rochester, NY$91,154
Des Moines, IA$91,145
Raleigh, NC$91,136
Atlanta, GA$90,996
Battle Creek, MI$90,969
Salt Lake City, UT$90,941
Lancaster, PA$90,801
Harrisburg, PA$90,671
Kansas City, MO$90,578
Champaign, IL$90,560
Kansas City, KS$90,560
Fort Worth, TX$90,550
Columbus, OH$90,535
Boca Raton, FL$90,513
Pittsburgh, PA$90,476
Richmond, VA$90,439
Indianapolis, IN$90,420
Cleveland, OH$90,411
Las Vegas, NV$90,299
Cincinnati, OH$90,299
Petersburg, VA$90,160
Huntsville, AL$90,021
Lansing, MI$89,958
Lebanon, PA$89,946
Pueblo, CO$89,937
Appleton, WI$89,909
Buffalo, NY$89,872
Dayton, OH$89,844
Racine, WI$89,826
Charlotte, NC$89,816
Saint Louis, MO$89,788
York, PA$89,733
Elkhart, IN$89,733
Gastonia, NC$89,715
Billings, MT$89,693
Beaumont, TX$89,668
Lorain, OH$89,649
Benton Harbor, MI$89,630
Toledo, OH$89,612
Binghamton, NY$89,565
Rock Hill, SC$89,556
Rockford, IL$89,510
Springfield, IL$89,472
Elyria, OH$89,463
Fargo, ND$89,463
Flagstaff, AZ$89,398
Fort Lauderdale, FL$89,342
Duluth, MN$89,287
Miami, FL$89,287
Cheyenne, WY$89,222
Grand Forks, ND$89,222
Bangor, ME$89,017
Cedar Rapids, IA$88,915
Durham, NC$88,876
Louisville, KY$88,868
Grand Rapids, MI$88,850
Hialeah, FL$88,841
Casper, WY$88,710
Scranton, PA$88,599
New Orleans, LA$88,571
Virginia Beach, VA$88,562
Akron, OH$88,515
Peoria, IL$88,394
Sarasota, FL$88,376
Nashville, TN$88,311
Omaha, NE$88,311
Green Bay, WI$88,311
Baton Rouge, LA$88,264
Charleston, SC$88,246
Jamestown, NY$88,199
Davenport, IA$88,199
Tucson, AZ$88,153
Saint Petersburg, FL$88,097
Tampa, FL$88,078
Evansville, IN$88,023
Port Arthur, TX$88,023
Bradenton, FL$87,986
Santa Fe, NM$87,818
Orlando, FL$87,651
Clearwater, FL$87,623
Canton, OH$87,428
La Crosse, WI$87,428
Albuquerque, NM$87,372
Newport News, VA$87,363
High Point, NC$87,335
Ogden, UT$87,298
Corpus Christi, TX$87,224
Norfolk, VA$87,168
Laramie, WY$87,168
Rock Island, IL$87,112
Saginaw, MI$87,093
Jacksonville, FL$87,084
Salisbury, NC$87,066
Boise, ID$87,047
Moline, IL$87,001
Fort Myers, FL$86,973
Memphis, TN$86,954
Tulsa, OK$86,908
Waterloo, IA$86,852
Spartanburg, SC$86,759
Lincoln, NE$86,712
Fort Wayne, IN$86,694
Provo, UT$86,685
Cedar Falls, IA$86,573
San Antonio, TX$86,536
Greensboro, NC$86,499
South Bend, IN$86,489
Savannah, GA$86,387
Muskegon, MI$86,350
Birmingham, AL$86,341
Winston Salem, NC$86,295
Lake Charles, LA$86,071
Anderson, IN$86,053
Lexington, KY$86,025
Augusta, GA$85,997
Greenville, SC$85,997
Lima, OH$85,923
Wichita, KS$85,913
Tuscaloosa, AL$85,913
Columbia, SC$85,830
Springfield, OH$85,811
Asheville, NC$85,662
Bloomington, IN$85,597
Knoxville, TN$85,263
Shreveport, LA$85,253
Wilmington, NC$85,133
Roanoke, VA$85,133
Topeka, KS$84,965
Frankfort, KY$84,955
Oklahoma City, OK$84,891
Chillicothe, OH$84,854
Longview, TX$84,845
Melbourne, FL$84,835
Sioux Falls, SD$84,687
Mobile, AL$84,677
Terre Haute, IN$84,640
Altoona, PA$84,584
Amarillo, TX$84,519
Killeen, TX$84,491
Fayetteville, AR$84,417
Chattanooga, TN$84,389
Sioux City, IA$84,306
Idaho Falls, ID$84,287
Lynchburg, VA$84,213
Gainesville, FL$84,092
Portsmouth, OH$84,045
Little Rock, AR$84,027
Lafayette, LA$83,990
Youngstown, OH$83,990
Daytona Beach, FL$83,934
Clarksville, TN$83,925
Pensacola, FL$83,915
Temple, TX$83,909
Hopkinsville, KY$83,636
Erie, PA$83,618
Florence, SC$83,581
Charleston, WV$83,432
Great Falls, MT$83,386
Macon, GA$83,255
Tallahassee, FL$83,246
Fayetteville, NC$83,228
Waco, TX$83,209
Helena, MT$83,144
Pine Bluff, AR$83,109
Vincennes, IN$82,995
Lubbock, TX$82,958
Alamogordo, NM$82,902
Twin Falls, ID$82,819
Rapid City, SD$82,791
Jackson, MS$82,624
Huntington, WV$82,617
Greenville, MS$82,614
Parkersburg, WV$82,519
Montgomery, AL$82,503
Wichita Falls, TX$82,410
Springfield, MO$82,410
Biloxi, MS$82,363
Monroe, LA$82,270
Johnstown, PA$82,205
Sumter, SC$82,168
Columbus, GA$82,159
Pascagoula, MS$81,982
Abilene, TX$81,982
Kingsport, TN$81,741
Albany, GA$81,741
Gulfport, MS$81,713
Alexandria, LA$81,406
Fort Smith, AR$81,174
El Paso, TX$80,923
Las Cruces, NM$80,505
Harlingen, TX$80,269
Pocatello, ID$80,254
Florence, AL$80,133
Brownsville, TX$80,114
Mcallen, TX$79,919
Dothan, AL$79,789
Columbus, MS$79,237
Altus, OK$78,804
Lawton, OK$78,628
Pierre, SD$78,293
What Skills Can Increase a Polymer Engineering's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Scheduling (Mentioned in 16.98% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.15% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Polymer Engineering's salary.
Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Sense Of Urgency: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Polymer Engineering Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Polymer Engineering roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 75% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average.
In contrast, Polymer Engineering positions in Financial Services or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Polymer Engineering as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Polymer Engineering
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$125,455
$60.0
35%
Biotechnology
$120,808
$58.0
30%
Insurance
$116,162
$56.0
25%
Energy & Utilities
$111,515
$54.0
20%
Software & Networking
$111,515
$54.0
20%
Polymer Engineering Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Polymer Engineering'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.
Salaries for a Polymer Engineering can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $99,659 in 2023
to around $99,156 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Polymer Engineering salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Polymer Engineering
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Polymer Engineering
Here are companies hiring for Polymer Engineering and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Polymer Engineering
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Polymer Engineering?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Polymer Engineering roles,
with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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