Oregon · SOC 17-2131
Materials Engineer Salary in Oregon
VerifiedPublished wages for materials engineers in Oregon, straight from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2024 release — the full percentile distribution, employment concentration, and metro detail.
Materials Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $127,360 per year ($130,040 mean), per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $106,740–$154,080; the top 10% earn $167,120. That is 18% above the national median of $108,310, ranking Oregon #5 of 46 states that publish this occupation.
Median wage
Verified$127,360
+18% vs national
Top 10% earn
$167,120
90th percentile
Employed in state
90
Reliability Moderate (12.5% RSE)
Materials Engineer pay distribution — Oregon 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 | $94,180 | +38% |
| 25th percentile | $106,740 | +24% |
| Median50th percentile | $127,360 | +18% |
| 75th percentile | $154,080 | +11% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $167,120 | -3% |
| Meanaverage | $130,040 | +12% |
Where materials engineers earn most in Oregon
Metro areas in Oregon where BLS publishes a wage for SOC 17-2131. Metros BLS withholds are not listed.
| Metro area | Median | Top 10% | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PortlandPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $135,500 | $176,300 | 70 |
Oregon engineering labor market
Concentration and pay level across all engineering occupations BLS publishes for this state.
Location quotient
0.30
Jobs per 1,000
0.04
State rank (pay)
#5 of 46
All engineering roles
$125,134
A location quotient of 0.30 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), Oregon (state).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →