Materials Engineer Salary

Updated: 2 Jun 2012
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$0$33K$66K$99K
Salary$49,307 - $94,104  
   
Bonus$0.00 - $6,057  
Profit Sharing$993 - $8,808  
Commission$0.00 - $0.00  
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$49,120 - $97,162  
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Companies and Industries for Materials Engineer Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range

The Boeing Company$41,217 - $126,045
Corning IncorporatedNot enough data
Northrop Grumman CorporationNot enough data
Toyota Motors ManufacturingNot enough data
AerojetNot enough data
Popular Industries

Salary Range

Aerospace and Defense$51,768 - $116,336
Aerospace Manufacturing$52,722 - $108,887
Engineering Services$50,273 - $109,898
Steel/Metal Manufacturing$50,280 - $101,506
Nuclear Energy and Allied$56,472 - $121,991

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Key Statistics for Materials Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender
Female
19%
female alumni
 
Male
81%
male alumni
Salary:$57,046 - $76,282 $58,596 - $78,384
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
14%
1-4 years
46%
5-9 years
25%
10-19 years
9%
20 years or more
6%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 94% dental benefits Dental: 85%
vision benefits Vision: 67% employee benefits None: 5%

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Career Path for Materials Engineer Jobs

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Common Future Jobs

Materials Engineer

Salary Range

$49,120 - $97,162
payscale
Graduate Assistant
$12,386 - $30,789
Research Associate (Unspecified Type)
$28,732 - $67,005
Research Scientist
$39,708 - $111,624
 
Common Future Jobs

Materials Engineer

Salary Range

$49,120 - $97,162
payscale
Senior Research Engineer, Materials
$65,825 - $123,991
Materials Scientist
$46,682 - $116,367
Project Engineer
$46,724 - $103,709
 

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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.

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.

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