Materials Engineer Salary in Idaho

How much does a Materials Engineer make in Idaho?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Materials Engineer in Idaho is $97,960 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $115,255
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $89,098 to $107,013
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,030

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Materials Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,013	$8,918	$2,058	$51
Average	$97,960	$8,163	$1,884	$47
25th Percentile	$89,098	$7,425	$1,713	$43

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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): $72,770
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,951
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,294
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $118,758
Expert (over 8 years): $145,298

Levels	Salary
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$72,770
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$85,951
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$97,294
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$118,758
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$145,298

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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: $116,187.
California: $115,747.
Massachusetts: $114,204.

District of Columbia $116,187 California $115,747 Massachusetts $114,204 Washington $113,784 New Jersey $113,742 Alaska $113,595 Connecticut $112,147 New York $111,560

Hawaii $109,681 Rhode Island $108,800 Maryland $108,202 Minnesota $107,383 Colorado $107,068 Illinois $106,963 Oregon $106,565 Delaware $106,271

New Hampshire $106,086 Virginia $105,673 Pennsylvania $104,466 Nevada $103,857 North Dakota $103,658 Michigan $103,343 Wisconsin $103,228 Vermont $102,997

Texas $102,357 Maine $102,315 Arizona $102,252 Ohio $102,178 Georgia $101,213 Indiana $100,730 Wyoming $100,636 Utah $100,489

Iowa $100,426 Kansas $99,922 Louisiana $99,775 North Carolina $99,723 Missouri $99,702 Florida $99,292 Montana $99,072 Nebraska $98,862

Kentucky $98,747 South Carolina $98,327 Tennessee $98,065 Idaho $97,960 New Mexico $97,194 Oklahoma $97,026 Alabama $96,407 South Dakota $95,368

Arkansas $94,801 West Virginia $94,497 Mississippi $93,584

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:

Pocatello: $90,520
Fort Hall: $90,310
Aberdeen: $88,945

Pocatello, ID $90,520 Fort Hall, ID $90,310 Aberdeen, ID $88,945 American Falls, ID $88,945 Arbon, ID $88,945 Arco, ID $91,275 Arimo, ID $88,945 Atomic City, ID $90,981

Bancroft, ID $89,323 Basalt, ID $94,654 Bern, ID $88,945 Blackfoot, ID $90,992 Bloomington, ID $93,080 Challis, ID $94,822 Clayton, ID $96,050 Clifton, ID $88,945

Cobalt, ID $96,050 Conda, ID $88,945 Dayton, ID $93,080 Dingle, ID $93,080 Downey, ID $88,945 Ellis, ID $94,822 Firth, ID $94,339 Franklin, ID $97,215

Geneva, ID $97,550 Georgetown, ID $88,945 Grace, ID $88,945 Holbrook, ID $88,945 Howe, ID $93,605 Inkom, ID $90,415 Lava Hot Springs, ID $88,945 Mccammon, ID $89,680

Mackay, ID $91,275 Malad City, ID $88,945 May, ID $93,605 Montpelier, ID $88,945 Moore, ID $91,275 Moreland, ID $91,097 Paris, ID $93,080 Pingree, ID $89,575

Preston, ID $88,945 Rockland, ID $88,945 Saint Charles, ID $93,080 Shelley, ID $95,074 Soda Springs, ID $88,945 Kamiah, ID $106,155 Garden City, ID $97,624 Athol, ID $106,155

Avery, ID $106,155 Bayview, ID $106,155 Blanchard, ID $106,155 Bonners Ferry, ID $106,155 Bovill, ID $106,155 Calder, ID $106,155 Careywood, ID $106,155 Cataldo, ID $106,155

Clark Fork, ID $106,155 Clarkia, ID $106,155 Cocolalla, ID $106,155 Coeur D Alene, ID $106,155 Coolin, ID $106,155 Oldtown, ID $106,155 Deary, ID $106,155 Desmet, ID $106,155

Dover, ID $106,155 Eastport, ID $106,155 Elk River, ID $106,155 Fernwood, ID $106,155 Genesee, ID $106,155 Harrison, ID $106,155 Harvard, ID $106,155 Hayden, ID $106,155

Hope, ID $106,155 Kellogg, ID $106,155 Kingston, ID $106,155 Kootenai, ID $106,155 Laclede, ID $106,155 Medimont, ID $106,155 Moscow, ID $106,155 Moyie Springs, ID $106,155

Mullan, ID $106,155 Naples, ID $106,155 Nordman, ID $106,155 Osburn, ID $106,155 Pinehurst, ID $106,155 Plummer, ID $106,155 Ponderay, ID $106,155 Porthill, ID $106,155

Post Falls, ID $106,376 Potlatch, ID $106,155 Priest River, ID $106,155 Princeton, ID $106,155 Rathdrum, ID $106,155 Sagle, ID $106,155 Saint Maries, ID $106,155 Sandpoint, ID $106,155

Colburn, ID $106,155 Santa, ID $106,155 Silverton, ID $106,155 Smelterville, ID $106,155 Spirit Lake, ID $106,155 Tensed, ID $106,155 Troy, ID $106,155 Viola, ID $106,155

Wallace, ID $106,155 Murray, ID $106,155 Worley, ID $106,155 Springfield, ID $89,680 Kendrick, ID $106,155 Kooskia, ID $106,155 Lapwai, ID $106,155 Lenore, ID $106,155

Lucile, ID $96,050 Nezperce, ID $106,155 Orofino, ID $106,155 Peck, ID $106,155 Pierce, ID $106,155 Pollock, ID $96,050 Reubens, ID $106,155 Riggins, ID $96,050

Stites, ID $106,155 Weippe, ID $106,155 White Bird, ID $105,599 Winchester, ID $106,155 Atlanta, ID $96,050 Banks, ID $96,050 Bruneau, ID $91,139 Caldwell, ID $96,470

Cambridge, ID $96,050 Cascade, ID $96,050 Council, ID $96,050 Donnelly, ID $96,050 Eagle, ID $97,204 Emmett, ID $96,050 Fruitland, ID $96,050 Garden Valley, ID $96,050

Glenns Ferry, ID $93,594 Grand View, ID $96,050 Greenleaf, ID $96,050 Hammett, ID $93,594 Homedale, ID $96,050 Horseshoe Bend, ID $96,574 Huston, ID $96,050 Idaho City, ID $96,050

Indian Valley, ID $96,050 King Hill, ID $91,139 Kuna, ID $97,099 Lake Fork, ID $96,050 Letha, ID $96,050 Lowman, ID $96,050 Mccall, ID $96,050 Marsing, ID $96,050

Melba, ID $96,050 Meridian, ID $97,519 Mesa, ID $96,050 Middleton, ID $96,574 Midvale, ID $96,050 Mountain Home, ID $96,050 Mountain Home A F B, ID $96,050 Murphy, ID $96,050

Nampa, ID $96,574 New Meadows, ID $96,050 New Plymouth, ID $96,050 Notus, ID $96,050 Ola, ID $96,050 Parma, ID $96,050 Payette, ID $96,050 Placerville, ID $96,155

Star, ID $96,994 Sweet, ID $96,050 Warren, ID $96,050 Weiser, ID $96,050 Wilder, ID $96,050 Yellow Pine, ID $96,050 Boise, ID $97,624 Stanley, ID $96,050

Swanlake, ID $88,945 Thatcher, ID $88,945 Wayan, ID $106,166 Weston, ID $97,215 Fish Haven, ID $97,215 Twin Falls, ID $92,713 Rogerson, ID $91,139 Albion, ID $91,139

Almo, ID $91,139 Bellevue, ID $91,139 Bliss, ID $91,139 Buhl, ID $91,768 Burley, ID $91,139 Carey, ID $88,945 Castleford, ID $91,873 Corral, ID $93,594

Declo, ID $90,037 Dietrich, ID $91,139 Eden, ID $91,978 Fairfield, ID $93,594 Filer, ID $92,713 Gooding, ID $91,139 Hagerman, ID $91,139 Hailey, ID $91,139

Hansen, ID $92,293 Hazelton, ID $91,139 Heyburn, ID $91,139 Hill City, ID $93,594 Jerome, ID $91,349 Ketchum, ID $96,050 Kimberly, ID $92,713 Malta, ID $90,037

Minidoka, ID $90,037 Murtaugh, ID $91,453 Oakley, ID $91,139 Paul, ID $91,139 Picabo, ID $91,139 Richfield, ID $91,139 Rupert, ID $91,139 Shoshone, ID $91,139

Sun Valley, ID $93,594 Wendell, ID $91,453 Idaho Falls, ID $95,179 Ashton, ID $106,166 Chester, ID $93,605 Driggs, ID $102,703 Dubois, ID $93,605 Felt, ID $104,592

Hamer, ID $93,605 Iona, ID $95,179 Irwin, ID $103,458 Island Park, ID $99,880 Lewisville, ID $94,759 Macks Inn, ID $99,880 Menan, ID $94,234 Monteview, ID $93,605

Newdale, ID $98,484 Parker, ID $93,605 Rexburg, ID $93,710 Rigby, ID $94,549 Ririe, ID $94,129 Roberts, ID $93,920 Saint Anthony, ID $93,605 Spencer, ID $93,605

Sugar City, ID $93,605 Swan Valley, ID $100,877 Terreton, ID $93,605 Teton, ID $93,605 Tetonia, ID $106,166 Ucon, ID $95,179 Victor, ID $102,472 Carmen, ID $89,670

Gibbonsville, ID $89,670 Leadore, ID $93,605 Lemhi, ID $93,605 North Fork, ID $89,670 Salmon, ID $93,111 Tendoy, ID $91,632 Shoup, ID $92,860 Lewiston, ID $108,789

Ahsahka, ID $106,155 Cottonwood, ID $108,789 Craigmont, ID $106,155 Culdesac, ID $106,155 Elk City, ID $97,288 Ferdinand, ID $106,155 Grangeville, ID $108,296 Fenn, ID $108,296

Greencreek, ID $106,155 Juliaetta, ID $106,155

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 April 01, 2026

$89,098

Average $97,960/year

$107,013

$7,425

Average $8,163/month

$8,918

$1,713

Average $1,884/week

$2,058

$43

Average $47/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,013	$8,918	$2,058	$51
Average	$97,960	$8,163	$1,884	$47
25th Percentile	$89,098	$7,425	$1,713	$43

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