Materials Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Materials Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Materials Engineer in Massachusetts is $114,204 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $134,368
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $103,873 to $124,758
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $94,468

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Materials Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,758	$10,397	$2,399	$60
Average	$114,204	$9,517	$2,196	$55
25th Percentile	$103,873	$8,656	$1,998	$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): $84,838
Early Career (1-2 years): $100,204
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $113,428
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $138,451
Expert (over 8 years): $169,392

Levels	Salary
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$84,838
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$100,204
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$113,428
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$138,451
Materials... Level Materials Engineer	$169,392

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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:

Agawam: $108,758
Amherst: $108,443
Barre: $109,734

Agawam, MA $108,758 Amherst, MA $108,443 Barre, MA $109,734 Belchertown, MA $108,579 Blandford, MA $108,474 Bondsville, MA $108,621 Brimfield, MA $108,411 Chester, MA $107,373

Chesterfield, MA $107,845 Chicopee, MA $108,758 Cummington, MA $107,373 Easthampton, MA $108,684 East Longmeadow, MA $108,758 East Otis, MA $108,905 Feeding Hills, MA $108,758 Gilbertville, MA $109,314

Goshen, MA $107,813 Granby, MA $108,726 Granville, MA $108,621 Hadley, MA $108,516 Hampden, MA $108,758 Hardwick, MA $109,387 Hatfield, MA $108,474 Haydenville, MA $108,307

Holyoke, MA $108,758 Huntington, MA $108,516 Leeds, MA $108,474 Leverett, MA $108,411 Ludlow, MA $108,758 Monson, MA $108,621 North Amherst, MA $108,621 Northampton, MA $108,548

Florence, MA $108,548 North Hatfield, MA $108,464 Oakham, MA $109,912 Palmer, MA $108,621 Plainfield, MA $107,373 Russell, MA $108,621 Shutesbury, MA $108,579 Southampton, MA $108,726

South Barre, MA $109,807 South Hadley, MA $108,726 Southwick, MA $108,758 Thorndike, MA $108,621 Three Rivers, MA $108,684 Wales, MA $108,411 Ware, MA $109,345 Warren, MA $109,020

West Chesterfield, MA $107,310 Westfield, MA $108,758 West Hatfield, MA $108,411 West Springfield, MA $108,758 West Warren, MA $109,471 Whately, MA $108,233 Wheelwright, MA $109,765 Wilbraham, MA $108,758

Williamsburg, MA $108,265 Woronoco, MA $108,653 Worthington, MA $107,415 Springfield, MA $108,758 Longmeadow, MA $108,758 Indian Orchard, MA $108,758 Pittsfield, MA $107,656 Adams, MA $107,551

Ashley Falls, MA $109,513 Becket, MA $107,551 Berkshire, MA $107,656 Cheshire, MA $107,656 Dalton, MA $107,656 Glendale, MA $107,624 Great Barrington, MA $107,341 Hinsdale, MA $107,656

Housatonic, MA $107,477 Lanesboro, MA $107,656 Lee, MA $107,624 Lenox, MA $107,656 Lenox Dale, MA $107,656 Middlefield, MA $107,519 Mill River, MA $108,590 Monterey, MA $107,341

North Adams, MA $107,415 North Egremont, MA $107,572 Otis, MA $107,310 Richmond, MA $107,656 Sandisfield, MA $108,999 Savoy, MA $107,519 Sheffield, MA $108,831 South Egremont, MA $107,782

Southfield, MA $109,356 South Lee, MA $107,624 Stockbridge, MA $107,624 Tyringham, MA $107,477 West Stockbridge, MA $107,582 Williamstown, MA $107,415 Windsor, MA $107,624 Greenfield, MA $107,918

Ashfield, MA $107,436 Athol, MA $109,860 Bernardston, MA $107,876 Buckland, MA $107,289 Charlemont, MA $107,037 Colrain, MA $107,394 Conway, MA $107,761 Deerfield, MA $107,950

Drury, MA $106,732 Erving, MA $108,621 Heath, MA $107,037 Lake Pleasant, MA $108,139 Millers Falls, MA $108,044 Monroe Bridge, MA $106,628 Montague, MA $108,139 Gill, MA $108,537

New Salem, MA $108,957 Northfield, MA $108,537 Orange, MA $109,492 Petersham, MA $109,839 Rowe, MA $106,795 Royalston, MA $110,027 Shelburne Falls, MA $107,383 South Deerfield, MA $108,118

Sunderland, MA $108,212 Turners Falls, MA $108,044 Warwick, MA $109,503 Wendell, MA $108,537 Wendell Depot, MA $108,926 Fitchburg, MA $110,898 Ashburnham, MA $110,384 Ashby, MA $112,378

Ayer, MA $112,661 Devens, MA $112,577 Baldwinville, MA $110,206 East Templeton, MA $110,237 Gardner, MA $110,437 Westminster, MA $110,437 Groton, MA $112,766 Harvard, MA $112,756

Hubbardston, MA $109,765 Leominster, MA $109,807 Littleton, MA $112,934 Lunenburg, MA $112,420 Pepperell, MA $112,766 Shirley, MA $112,536 Still River, MA $112,693 Templeton, MA $110,237

Townsend, MA $112,567 West Groton, MA $112,619 West Townsend, MA $112,525 Winchendon, MA $109,996 Winchendon Springs, MA $109,975 Auburn, MA $110,048 North Dartmouth, MA $110,720 South Dartmouth, MA $110,720

North Attleboro, MA $108,716 Plainville, MA $108,642 Attleboro Falls, MA $108,674 North Dighton, MA $108,611 Norton, MA $113,511 Raynham, MA $113,543 Raynham Center, MA $113,543 Rehoboth, MA $108,747

Rochester, MA $110,720 Seekonk, MA $108,747 Swansea, MA $108,642 Berkley, MA $110,783 Taunton, MA $113,438 Westport, MA $110,720 Westport Point, MA $110,720 Berlin, MA $109,975

Cataumet, MA $110,479 Blackstone, MA $108,611 Boylston, MA $110,048 Brookfield, MA $109,839 Charlton, MA $109,975 Charlton City, MA $109,975 Charlton Depot, MA $109,975 Clinton, MA $109,975

East Brookfield, MA $109,944 Douglas, MA $109,870 East Princeton, MA $109,912 Fiskdale, MA $109,734 Grafton, MA $110,048 Holden, MA $110,048 Holland, MA $109,681 Jefferson, MA $110,048

Lancaster, MA $109,870 Leicester, MA $110,048 Linwood, MA $109,807 Manchaug, MA $110,048 Millbury, MA $110,048 Millville, MA $108,506 New Braintree, MA $109,807 Northborough, MA $110,048

Northbridge, MA $110,017 North Brookfield, MA $109,912 North Grafton, MA $110,048 North Oxford, MA $110,048 North Uxbridge, MA $109,807 Oxford, MA $110,017 Princeton, MA $109,944 Rochdale, MA $110,048

Rutland, MA $110,048 Shrewsbury, MA $110,048 Southbridge, MA $109,807 South Grafton, MA $110,048 South Lancaster, MA $109,944 Spencer, MA $110,048 Sterling, MA $109,975 Sturbridge, MA $109,765

Upton, MA $109,975 Uxbridge, MA $109,839 Webster, MA $109,839 Dudley, MA $109,839 Westborough, MA $110,048 West Boylston, MA $110,048 West Brookfield, MA $109,807 West Millbury, MA $110,048

Whitinsville, MA $109,975 Sutton, MA $110,048 Worcester, MA $110,048 East Walpole, MA $113,543 Cherry Valley, MA $110,048 Paxton, MA $110,048 Framingham, MA $113,228 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $112,934

Boxborough, MA $112,861 Acton, MA $112,861 Ashland, MA $109,765 Bedford, MA $112,903 Hanscom Afb, MA $114,897 Bolton, MA $109,839 Carlisle, MA $112,934 Concord, MA $112,829

Fayville, MA $109,839 Holliston, MA $113,155 Hopedale, MA $109,807 Hopkinton, MA $109,870 Hudson, MA $109,870 Marlborough, MA $109,912 Maynard, MA $112,724 Mendon, MA $109,807

Milford, MA $109,807 Natick, MA $116,859 Sherborn, MA $116,796 Southborough, MA $109,870 Foxboro, MA $113,543 Franklin, MA $110,888 Greenbush, MA $113,333 Green Harbor, MA $113,302

Hingham, MA $115,190 Hull, MA $117,037 Humarock, MA $113,333 Mansfield, MA $113,543 Marshfield, MA $113,302 Marshfield Hills, MA $113,302 Medfield, MA $115,096 Medway, MA $113,228

Millis, MA $113,302 Minot, MA $113,333 Norfolk, MA $113,406 North Marshfield, MA $113,302 North Scituate, MA $113,302 Norwell, MA $113,406 Norwood, MA $113,543 Ocean Bluff, MA $113,302

Scituate, MA $113,302 Sharon, MA $113,543 Sheldonville, MA $110,940 South Walpole, MA $113,469 Stoughton, MA $113,543 Walpole, MA $113,511 Westwood, MA $115,201 Wrentham, MA $113,365

Boston, MA $117,037 Roxbury, MA $117,037 Roxbury Crossing, MA $117,037 Dorchester, MA $117,037 Dorchester Center, MA $117,037 Mattapan, MA $117,037 Charlestown, MA $117,037 Jamaica Plain, MA $117,037

Roslindale, MA $117,037 West Roxbury, MA $117,037 Allston, MA $117,037 Brighton, MA $117,037 Hyde Park, MA $117,037 Readville, MA $117,037 Cambridge, MA $117,037 Somerville, MA $117,037

Malden, MA $117,037 Everett, MA $117,037 Chelsea, MA $117,037 Revere, MA $117,037 Winthrop, MA $117,037 Medford, MA $117,037 West Medford, MA $117,037 Quincy, MA $117,037

Melrose, MA $117,037 Stoneham, MA $117,037 Braintree, MA $113,543 Milton, MA $117,037 Milton Village, MA $117,037 Weymouth, MA $113,543 East Weymouth, MA $113,543 South Weymouth, MA $113,543

North Weymouth, MA $113,543 East Boston, MA $117,037 Brockton, MA $113,543 Avon, MA $113,543 Bridgewater, MA $113,543 Bryantville, MA $113,469 Carver, MA $111,801 Duxbury, MA $113,228

East Bridgewater, MA $113,543 Easton, MA $113,543 Elmwood, MA $113,543 Halifax, MA $113,469 Hanover, MA $113,469 Hanson, MA $113,543 Holbrook, MA $113,543 Middleboro, MA $111,906

Manomet, MA $112,105 Lakeville, MA $110,542 Monponsett, MA $113,511 Abington, MA $113,543 North Carver, MA $113,302 North Easton, MA $113,543 North Pembroke, MA $113,438 Pembroke, MA $113,469

Plymouth, MA $112,263 Kingston, MA $113,260 South Carver, MA $110,437 Plympton, MA $113,365 Randolph, MA $113,543 Rockland, MA $113,543 South Easton, MA $113,543 West Bridgewater, MA $113,543

White Horse Beach, MA $112,179 Whitman, MA $113,543 Lexington, MA $117,037 Brookline, MA $117,037 Brookline Village, MA $117,037 Waltham, MA $117,037 North Waltham, MA $117,037 New Town, MA $117,037

Babson Park, MA $117,037 Newton, MA $117,037 Newton Center, MA $117,037 Newtonville, MA $117,037 Newton Highlands, MA $117,037 Newton Lower Falls, MA $117,037 Newton Upper Falls, MA $117,037 West Newton, MA $117,037

Auburndale, MA $117,037 Chestnut Hill, MA $117,037 Waban, MA $117,037 Watertown, MA $117,037 Arlington, MA $117,037 Arlington Heights, MA $117,037 Belmont, MA $117,037 Waverley, MA $117,037

Wellesley Hills, MA $117,037 Wellesley, MA $117,006 Needham, MA $117,037 Weston, MA $117,037 Needham Heights, MA $117,037 Nonantum, MA $117,037 Buzzards Bay, MA $110,405 Lincoln, MA $116,964

Stow, MA $112,724 Sudbury, MA $116,796 Wayland, MA $116,859 Woodville, MA $109,944 Woburn, MA $117,037 Burlington, MA $114,939 Andover, MA $111,161 Billerica, MA $112,934

Chelmsford, MA $112,934 Dracut, MA $112,934 Dunstable, MA $112,766 Haverhill, MA $111,161 Georgetown, MA $111,161 Groveland, MA $111,161 Lawrence, MA $111,161 Methuen, MA $111,161

North Andover, MA $111,161 Lowell, MA $112,934 Merrimac, MA $111,087 North Billerica, MA $112,934 North Chelmsford, MA $112,934 North Reading, MA $111,087 Nutting Lake, MA $112,934 Pinehurst, MA $112,934

Reading, MA $113,595 Tewksbury, MA $112,934 Tyngsboro, MA $112,934 Wakefield, MA $117,006 West Boxford, MA $111,161 Westford, MA $112,934 Wilmington, MA $112,032 Winchester, MA $117,037

Lynn, MA $117,037 Saugus, MA $117,037 Swampscott, MA $116,964 Nahant, MA $117,037 Amesbury, MA $110,594 Beverly, MA $116,754 Boxford, MA $111,161 Byfield, MA $111,087

Danvers, MA $110,982 Essex, MA $112,126 Gloucester, MA $112,294 Hamilton, MA $110,919 Hathorne, MA $110,982 Chilmark, MA $110,122 East Falmouth, MA $110,657 East Sandwich, MA $111,056

East Wareham, MA $110,437 Edgartown, MA $110,195 Falmouth, MA $110,479 Woods Hole, MA $110,479 Menemsha, MA $110,195 Monument Beach, MA $110,437 Nantucket, MA $110,195 North Falmouth, MA $110,510

Oak Bluffs, MA $110,227 Onset, MA $110,510 Pocasset, MA $110,479 Sagamore, MA $111,287 Sagamore Beach, MA $111,287 Sandwich, MA $111,066 Siasconset, MA $110,195 Silver Beach, MA $110,510

Vineyard Haven, MA $110,321 Wareham, MA $110,542 West Chop, MA $110,321 West Falmouth, MA $110,510 West Tisbury, MA $110,195 West Wareham, MA $110,584 Hyannis, MA $110,363 Barnstable, MA $110,731

Brewster, MA $110,195 Centerville, MA $110,689 Chatham, MA $110,195 Cotuit, MA $110,762 Ipswich, MA $110,919 Cummaquid, MA $110,395 Lynnfield, MA $113,973 Manchester, MA $112,556

Marblehead, MA $116,827 Middleton, MA $111,129 Newburyport, MA $110,951 Newbury, MA $111,161 Salisbury, MA $110,237 Peabody, MA $116,901 Prides Crossing, MA $113,805 Rockport, MA $112,284

Rowley, MA $110,982 Salem, MA $116,901 South Hamilton, MA $110,919 Topsfield, MA $111,087 Wenham, MA $110,951 West Newbury, MA $111,161 Accord, MA $113,543 Bellingham, MA $108,432

Brant Rock, MA $113,071 Canton, MA $113,543 Cohasset, MA $115,086 Dedham, MA $117,037 Dover, MA $116,932 East Mansfield, MA $113,543 Dennis, MA $110,195 Dennis Port, MA $110,195

East Dennis, MA $110,195 Eastham, MA $110,195 East Orleans, MA $110,195 Forestdale, MA $110,919 Harwich, MA $110,195 Harwich Port, MA $110,195 Hyannis Port, MA $110,353 Marstons Mills, MA $110,877

Mashpee, MA $110,951 North Chatham, MA $110,195 North Eastham, MA $111,612 North Truro, MA $113,018 Orleans, MA $110,195 Osterville, MA $110,552 Provincetown, MA $112,808 South Chatham, MA $110,195

South Dennis, MA $110,195 South Harwich, MA $110,195 South Orleans, MA $110,195 South Wellfleet, MA $111,612 South Yarmouth, MA $110,195 Truro, MA $111,612 Wellfleet, MA $111,612 West Barnstable, MA $110,930

West Chatham, MA $110,195 West Dennis, MA $110,195 West Harwich, MA $110,195 West Hyannisport, MA $110,594 West Yarmouth, MA $110,195 Yarmouth Port, MA $110,195 Assonet, MA $110,647 Attleboro, MA $108,747

Chartley, MA $113,543 Cuttyhunk, MA $110,542 Dartmouth, MA $110,720 Dighton, MA $109,545 East Freetown, MA $110,720 East Taunton, MA $113,365 Fairhaven, MA $110,720 Fall River, MA $110,720

Somerset, MA $110,615 Marion, MA $110,720 Mattapoisett, MA $110,720 New Bedford, MA $110,720 Acushnet, MA $110,720

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

$103,873

Average $114,204/year

$124,758

$8,656

Average $9,517/month

$10,397

$1,998

Average $2,196/week

$2,399

$50

Average $55/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,758	$10,397	$2,399	$60
Average	$114,204	$9,517	$2,196	$55
25th Percentile	$103,873	$8,656	$1,998	$50

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