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Materials Engineers salary in Washington

The median materials engineers in Washington earns $139,840 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,904 a month.

10th percentile
$92,570
25th percentile
$122,960
Median percentile
$139,840
75th percentile
$176,290
90th percentile
$199,250

Based on 1,000 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

$106,847 take-home a year
Gross pay$139,840
Federal income tax−$22,296
Social Security + Medicare−$10,698
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,904
Every two weeks$4,109

Does it go far here?

$130,676Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

All materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Washington