Average Materials Engineers Salary in District of Columbia
BLS tracks 100 materials engineers in District of Columbia but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for District of Columbia (state).
Local employment
- Workers tracked locally
- 100
- How common this job is here
- 0.95×
- Similar to the national average.
Metros inside District of Columbia
Pay and employment for materials engineers often cluster in specific cities within the state. Drill into any metro for its local breakdown.
Where materials engineers earn the most per hour
Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for materials engineers this release, ranked highest to lowest.
By hourly wage
Top-paying states
- Washington
- $67.70/hr
- Maryland
- $62.94/hr
- Delaware
- $61.37/hr
- California
- $61.32/hr
- Oregon
- $61.23/hr
- New York
- $58.64/hr
- Colorado
- $58.38/hr
- Alaska
- $57.95/hr
By hourly wage
Top-paying metros
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- $72.72/hr
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- $70.71/hr
- Boulder, CO
- $67.94/hr
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- $67.70/hr
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
- $67.40/hr
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- $66.18/hr
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
- $65.53/hr
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
- $65.14/hr
National job outlook
BLS publishes national employment projections for materials engineers from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.
- Projected growth
- +5.7%
- 1,300 net jobs over the projection period
- Annual openings
- 1,500
- Includes growth plus replacements
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
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