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Materials Engineers salary in Massachusetts

The median materials engineers in Massachusetts earns $114,100 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,950 a month.

10th percentile
$77,980
25th percentile
$96,930
Median percentile
$114,100
75th percentile
$142,960
90th percentile
$167,180

Based on 1,360 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

$83,394 take-home a year
Gross pay$114,100
Federal income tax−$16,272
Social Security + Medicare−$8,729
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,705
Monthly take-home$6,950
Every two weeks$3,207

Does it go far here?

$107,889Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts