Materials Engineers · SOC 17-2131
Materials Engineers Salary in the East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Materials Engineers in the East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $104,700 per year ($50.34 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $103,900 at the 10th percentile to $159,450 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Materials Engineers in the East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area earn more than $104,700 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $103,900 and $142,790.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $103,900 | $103,900 | $104,700 | $142,790 | $159,450 |
| Hourly | $49.95 | $49.95 | $50.34 | $68.65 | $76.66 |
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
- East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$104,700 median for East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $103,900 to $142,790
- Arkansasstate$103,900 median for Arkansas; middle half earns $100,560 to $125,370
- 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 +1% vs Arkansas overall and −7% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
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 East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
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.