Materials Engineers · SOC 17-2131
Materials Engineers Salary in the West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Materials Engineers in the West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $83,400 per year ($40.09 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $67,410 at the 10th percentile to $116,670 at the 90th. BLS estimates 80 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Materials Engineers in the West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area earn more than $83,400 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $81,300 and $102,580.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $67,410 | $81,300 | $83,400 | $102,580 | $116,670 |
| Hourly | $32.41 | $39.09 | $40.09 | $49.32 | $56.09 |
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
- West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$83,400 median for West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $81,300 to $102,580
- Ohiostate$106,510 median for Ohio; middle half earns $84,560 to $142,020
- 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 −22% vs Ohio overall and −26% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Ohio
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for materials engineers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan areathis page$83,400 median for West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $81,300 to $102,580
- $137,290 median for Dayton metro area; middle half earns $105,590 to $162,430
- $127,740 median for Cincinnati metro area; middle half earns $95,640 to $160,320
- $110,620 median for Toledo metro area; middle half earns $87,070 to $132,040
- $106,340 median for Cleveland metro area; middle half earns $84,000 to $143,020
- $105,400 median for Youngstown metro area; middle half earns $85,940 to $129,380
- $104,370 median for Columbus metro area; middle half earns $84,550 to $137,300
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 West Northwestern Ohio 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.