Materials Engineers · SOC 17-2131
Materials Engineers Salary in the Ann Arbor Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Ann Arbor, MI metro area
Figures describe the Ann Arbor, MI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Ann Arbor city limits.
Materials Engineers in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area earned a median of $105,950 per year ($50.94 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $74,840 at the 10th percentile to $143,460 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Materials Engineers in the Ann Arbor metro area earn more than $105,950 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $79,360 and $127,220.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $74,840 | $79,360 | $105,950 | $127,220 | $143,460 |
| Hourly | $35.98 | $38.16 | $50.94 | $61.16 | $68.97 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Ann Arbor metro areathis metro area$105,950 median for Ann Arbor metro area; middle half earns $79,360 to $127,220
- Michiganstate (MI)$94,050 median for Michigan; middle half earns $75,010 to $123,180
- United Statesnational$112,860 median for United States; middle half earns $88,080 to $142,720
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +13% vs Michigan overall and −6% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Ann Arbor metro area has the 45th-highest published median for this occupation among the 90 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Michigan
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for materials engineers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Ann Arbor metro areathis page$105,950 median for Ann Arbor metro area; middle half earns $79,360 to $127,220
- $100,070 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $75,390 to $127,570
- $84,880 median for Grand Rapids metro area; middle half earns $64,630 to $108,120
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for materials engineerss · Highest-paying occupations in Ann Arbor Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.