Compare One Occupation Across States
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Materials Engineers
Full materials engineers overview →U.S. mean $120,250 · median $112,860
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #1 | $173,000 | $165,600 | $83 | +43.9% | $126,640–$204,400 |
| Washington | #2 | $149,070 | $139,840 | $72 | +24% | $92,570–$199,250 |
| Maryland | #3 | $140,770 | $140,640 | $68 | +17.1% | $79,470–$195,190 |
| Delaware | #4 | $136,900 | $131,320 | $66 | +13.8% | $100,620–$182,400 |
| California | #5 | $131,090 | $128,470 | $63 | +9% | $82,460–$183,880 |
| Texas | #6 | $126,480 | $117,700 | $61 | +5.2% | $67,690–$187,460 |
| Colorado | #7 | $125,720 | $124,030 | $60 | +4.5% | $64,710–$180,500 |
| Louisiana | #8 | $125,450 | $128,670 | $60 | +4.3% | $80,860–$171,140 |
| New York | #9 | $123,860 | $125,900 | $60 | +3% | $73,920–$168,120 |
| Oregon | #10 | $123,400 | $122,850 | $59 | +2.6% | $79,040–$162,600 |
| Minnesota | #11 | $122,710 | $106,220 | $59 | +2% | $84,760–$175,320 |
| Illinois | #12 | $122,070 | $126,620 | $59 | +1.5% | $71,780–$165,710 |
| Connecticut | #13 | $120,360 | $122,300 | $58 | +0.1% | $88,330–$155,440 |
| Massachusetts | #14 | $120,350 | $114,100 | $58 | +0.1% | $77,980–$167,180 |
| Florida | #15 | $118,040 | $118,780 | $57 | -1.8% | $73,370–$166,490 |
| Virginia | #16 | $117,660 | $116,720 | $57 | -2.2% | $77,490–$170,210 |
| New Jersey | #17 | $117,440 | $106,920 | $56 | -2.3% | $82,120–$170,140 |
| Alaska | #18 | $116,720 | $123,360 | $56 | -2.9% | $79,970–$154,150 |
| Ohio | #19 | $116,620 | $106,510 | $56 | -3% | $76,030–$169,300 |
| Arizona | #20 | $116,520 | $106,810 | $56 | -3.1% | $81,990–$165,090 |
| Kansas | #21 | $116,270 | $100,000 | $56 | -3.3% | $83,460–$164,110 |
| South Carolina | #22 | $116,020 | $121,610 | $56 | -3.5% | $75,550–$158,940 |
| Alabama | #23 | $114,610 | $107,580 | $55 | -4.7% | $69,260–$168,580 |
| Arkansas | #24 | $112,240 | $103,900 | $54 | -6.7% | $80,120–$159,440 |
| North Carolina | #25 | $110,700 | $104,240 | $53 | -7.9% | $78,160–$153,570 |
| Wyoming | #26 | $109,870 | $110,970 | $53 | -8.6% | $65,250–$120,830 |
| Georgia | #27 | $108,070 | $100,840 | $52 | -10.1% | $71,830–$159,560 |
| Nevada | #28 | $107,480 | $99,010 | $52 | -10.6% | $66,150–$155,190 |
| Kentucky | #29 | $106,970 | $100,620 | $51 | -11% | $84,610–$132,800 |
| New Hampshire | #30 | $106,890 | $101,290 | $51 | -11.1% | $73,660–$159,180 |
| Pennsylvania | #31 | $106,560 | $98,030 | $51 | -11.4% | $62,790–$173,530 |
| Maine | #32 | $104,980 | $97,110 | $50 | -12.7% | $72,130–$138,440 |
| Indiana | #33 | $103,160 | $101,120 | $50 | -14.2% | $67,430–$131,980 |
| Tennessee | #34 | $102,560 | $91,940 | $49 | -14.7% | $63,760–$149,300 |
| Missouri | #35 | $102,030 | $98,860 | $49 | -15.2% | $65,870–$135,280 |
| Oklahoma | #36 | $101,740 | $99,950 | $49 | -15.4% | $54,990–$150,640 |
| Nebraska | #37 | $100,320 | $98,270 | $48 | -16.6% | $57,030–$135,400 |
| Utah | #38 | $100,130 | $88,080 | $48 | -16.7% | $69,180–$140,620 |
| Michigan | #39 | $98,980 | $94,050 | $48 | -17.7% | $62,640–$139,690 |
| Idaho | #40 | $98,410 | $105,820 | $47 | -18.2% | $57,250–$154,080 |
| Rhode Island | #41 | $98,270 | $87,180 | $47 | -18.3% | $78,270–$140,450 |
| Wisconsin | #42 | $95,180 | $96,210 | $46 | -20.8% | $65,160–$127,820 |
| Mississippi | #43 | $94,600 | $78,700 | $45 | -21.3% | $62,000–$150,890 |
| Iowa | #44 | $82,220 | $64,270 | $40 | -31.6% | $62,390–$115,140 |
| Montana | #45 | $79,600 | $76,030 | $38 | -33.8% | $59,860–$104,480 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.