Salary for Materials Engineer Jobs

Updated: 3 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$33K	$66K	$99K
Salary	$48,487 - $91,279
Bonus	$596 - $7,123
Profit Sharing	$993 - $12,723
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$47,889 - $96,141
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 3 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 359

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Job Listings for Materials Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 19	FC Apparel Material Handling Engineer	Amazon	Seattle, Washington
	seeking a Sr. Operations Engineer for our Fulfillment... fulfillment, including equipment specification, material flow, process design, and site layout. -Manage... Indeed
Jan 19	Sr. FC Apparel Material Handling Engineer	Amazon	Seattle, Washington
	of highly skilled engineers and managers responsible... engineers. Key Responsibilities include: -Provide leadership and manage field-based industrial engineers... Indeed
Jan 24	Contract Manuf Engineer - Materials	Husqvarna AB	Orangeburg, South Carolina
	Manuf Engineer - Materials (6 mos) Profession... work instructions and training materials... Troubleshoot daily materials flow issues. WORK... Indeed
Jan 18	Engineer II- Materials & Processes	Ball Aerospace	Boulder, Colorado
	of materials and processes. * Formulate materials and... hands-on materials work is strongly preferred.* Demonstrated ability to conduct material and process... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Materials Engineer Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Boeing Company, The	$40,547 - $88,769
Northrop Grumman Corporation	Not enough data
Corning Incorporated	Not enough data
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation	Not enough data
Aerojet	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Aerospace and Defense	$51,090 - $110,286
Aerospace Manufacturing	$51,751 - $105,095
Engineering Services	$49,445 - $103,457
Science and Engineering Services	$47,230 - $104,760
Semiconductor Equipment	$55,066 - $115,377

Key Statistics for Materials Engineer Jobs

Gender

	Female 16%			Male 84%
Salary:	$52,148 - $72,950			$56,865 - $77,305

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

14%

1-4 years

48%

5-9 years

21%

10-19 years

10%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$46,819 - $76,562
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Materials Science & Engineering	$48,380 - $73,256
Doctorate (PhD)	$54,914 - $112,228
Master of Science (MS), Materials Science & Engineering	$40,547 - $90,604
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Materials Science & Engineering	$40,695 - $71,438

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 93%		Dental: 82%
	Vision: 64%		None: 6%

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Career Path for Materials Engineer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Materials Engineer

Salary Range

$47,889 - $96,141

	Graduate Assistant $12,241 - $32,997
	Research Associate (Unspecified Type) $28,066 - $69,934
	Graduate Research Assistant $16,574 - $42,963

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Materials Engineer

Salary Range

$47,889 - $96,141

	Senior Research Engineer, Materials $63,907 - $129,745
	Materials Scientist $45,902 - $119,530
	Project Engineer $46,008 - $106,063

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Materials Engineer Job Description

People with the job title Materials Engineer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Materials Engineers

Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials.