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Materials Engineers salary in Baltimore, MD

The median materials engineers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $144,010 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,421 a month.

10th percentile
$49,120
25th percentile
$101,070
Median percentile
$144,010
75th percentile
$162,260
90th percentile
$195,190

Based on 200 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$101,056 take-home a year
Gross pay$144,010
Federal income tax−$23,296
Social Security + Medicare−$11,017
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$8,641
Monthly take-home$8,421
Every two weeks$3,887

Does it go far here?

$137,826Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland