Texas · SOC 17-2131
Materials Engineer Salary in Texas
VerifiedPublished wages for materials engineers in Texas, straight from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2024 release — the full percentile distribution, employment concentration, and metro detail.
Materials Engineers in Texas earn a median of $116,170 per year ($125,990 mean), per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $88,090–$159,840; the top 10% earn $190,560. That is 7% above the national median of $108,310, ranking Texas #9 of 46 states that publish this occupation.
Median wage
Verified$116,170
+7% vs national
Top 10% earn
$190,560
90th percentile
Employed in state
1,730
Reliability Moderate (12% RSE)
Materials Engineer pay distribution — Texas 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 | $61,830 | -9% |
| 25th percentile | $88,090 | +3% |
| Median50th percentile | $116,170 | +7% |
| 75th percentile | $159,840 | +16% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $190,560 | +11% |
| Meanaverage | $125,990 | +8% |
Where materials engineers earn most in Texas
Metro areas in Texas where BLS publishes a wage for SOC 17-2131. Metros BLS withholds are not listed.
Texas engineering labor market
Concentration and pay level across all engineering occupations BLS publishes for this state.
Location quotient
0.84
Jobs per 1,000
0.13
State rank (pay)
#9 of 46
All engineering roles
$120,423
A location quotient of 0.84 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), Texas (state).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →