Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · CBSA 26420
Materials Engineer Salary in Houston
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for materials engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against Texas and the national benchmark.
Materials Engineers in Houston earn a median of $147,080 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $101,410–$191,880; the top 10% earn at least $239,200. That is 36% above the national median and 27% above the Texas median. BLS reports 440 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$147,080
+36% vs national
Top 10% earn
≥$239,200
BLS topcodes at this level
Employed in metro
440
Reliability Low (24.1% RSE)
Materials Engineer pay — Houston vs Texas vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $68,480 | +1% |
| 25th percentile | $101,410 | +18% |
| Median50th percentile | $147,080 | +36% |
| 75th percentile | $191,880 | +39% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | ≥$239,200 | +39% |
| Meanaverage | $154,940 | +33% |
How concentrated materials engineers are in Houston
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
0.91
Jobs per 1,000
0.13
Metro rank (pay)
#2 of 94
All engineering roles
$123,124
Houston employs materials engineers at close to the national rate (location quotient 0.91).
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 17-2131 (Materials Engineers), Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →