Nevada · SOC 17-2131
Materials Engineer Salary in Nevada
VerifiedPublished wages for materials engineers in Nevada, straight from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2024 release — the full percentile distribution, employment concentration, and metro detail.
Materials Engineers in Nevada earn a median of $97,580 per year ($108,730 mean), per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $82,620–$131,090; the top 10% earn $157,400. That is 10% below the national median of $108,310, ranking Nevada #33 of 46 states that publish this occupation.
Median wage
Verified$97,580
-10% vs national
Top 10% earn
$157,400
90th percentile
Employed in state
110
Reliability Moderate (17% RSE)
Materials Engineer pay distribution — Nevada vs national
Every figure below is a published BLS percentile. Bars share one scale, so the two distributions compare directly.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $75,920 | +12% |
| 25th percentile | $82,620 | -4% |
| Median50th percentile | $97,580 | -10% |
| 75th percentile | $131,090 | -5% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $157,400 | -8% |
| Meanaverage | $108,730 | -7% |
Nevada engineering labor market
Concentration and pay level across all engineering occupations BLS publishes for this state.
Location quotient
0.47
Jobs per 1,000
0.07
State rank (pay)
#33 of 46
All engineering roles
$110,591
A location quotient of 0.47 means materials engineers are less concentrated here than the national average, so openings are thinner even where pay is competitive.
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 17-2131 (Materials Engineers), Nevada (state).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →