Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · CBSA 19100
Materials Engineer Salary in Dallas
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for materials engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against Texas and the national benchmark.
Materials Engineers in Dallas earn a median of $126,350 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $102,250–$156,720; the top 10% earn $178,820. That is 17% above the national median and 9% above the Texas median. BLS reports 670 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$126,350
+17% vs national
Top 10% earn
$178,820
90th percentile
Employed in metro
670
Reliability Good (8.8% RSE)
Materials Engineer pay — Dallas vs Texas vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $86,760 | +28% |
| 25th percentile | $102,250 | +19% |
| Median50th percentile | $126,350 | +17% |
| 75th percentile | $156,720 | +13% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $178,820 | +4% |
| Meanaverage | $130,420 | +12% |
How concentrated materials engineers are in Dallas
Location quotient compares local concentration to the national rate. Above 1.00 means this metro employs the occupation more densely than the country overall.
Location quotient
1.13
Jobs per 1,000
0.17
Metro rank (pay)
#17 of 94
All engineering roles
$122,888
Dallas employs materials engineers at close to the national rate (location quotient 1.13).
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 17-2131 (Materials Engineers), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →