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Materials Engineers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median materials engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $125,190 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,749 a month.

10th percentile
$71,900
25th percentile
$94,670
Median percentile
$125,190
75th percentile
$159,750
90th percentile
$184,580

Based on 320 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

$92,990 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,190
Federal income tax−$18,780
Social Security + Medicare−$9,577
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$3,843
Monthly take-home$7,749
Every two weeks$3,577

Does it go far here?

$122,072Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

All materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania