Salary guide, May 2025

Materials Engineer pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

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The median annual wage for Materials Engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was $111,480 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $95,130 and $149,210.

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is $1,380 below the national median of $112,860, both from BLS May 2025.

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What should you know about boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Materials Engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $111,480; published 25th to 75th percentile $95,130 to $149,210.

Annual wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$77,980	$95,130	$111,480	$149,210	$170,770

Materials Engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $53.60; published 25th to 75th percentile $45.73 to $71.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$37.49	$45.73	$53.60	$71.73	$82.10

BLS estimated 1,020 workers employed in this occupation in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Location quotient: 2.58.

What should you know about united States?

Materials Engineers in U.S.: median $112,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $88,080 to $142,720.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$72,300	$88,080	$112,860	$142,720	$175,720

Materials Engineers in U.S.: median $54.26; published 25th to 75th percentile $42.35 to $68.61.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$34.76	$42.35	$54.26	$68.61	$84.48

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Materials Engineer median is $111,480. The all-occupations median in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $66,620. Ratio: 1.67 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 2.58 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Materials Engineer in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$95,580	$108,310	$139,120
May 2025	$95,130	$111,480	$149,210

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-2131 Materials Engineers, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-2131 Materials Engineers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Materials Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Worcester, MA	$114,100	$100,280 to $127,400
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$101,670	$87,180 to $117,570

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