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Highest-paying States for Materials Scientists

The highest-paying states for materials scientists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of materials scientists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $173,670, Nevada is the highest paying state for materials scientists. It is followed by New Hampshire (average annual salary $155,660). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of materials scientists in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Materials Scientists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nevada	$173,670	$173,350	50
2	New Hampshire	$155,660	$91,530	150
3	New Mexico	$137,240	$90,630	90
4	Connecticut	$134,580	$39,700	60
5	Tennessee	$133,960	$65,320	410
6	Utah	$131,390	$74,400	80
7	Colorado	$128,100	$79,760	90
8	New York	$118,300	$51,190	590
9	Massachusetts	$116,780	$82,870	240
10	Washington	$109,750	$71,450	420
11	Illinois	$108,120	$81,770	440
12	Louisiana	$107,880	$66,320	70
13	Delaware	$106,760	$59,760	130
14	Indiana	$106,450	$79,260	70
15	Maryland	$106,210	$49,170	160
16	New Jersey	$103,350	$66,910	350
17	Georgia	$102,830	$51,390	110
18	Florida	$102,220	$68,870	150
19	North Carolina	$99,760	$49,660	150
20	Oregon	$99,020	$71,680	40
21	Wisconsin	$96,550	$85,960	100
22	Nebraska	$94,930	$59,400	80
23	Pennsylvania	$91,510	$56,200	340
24	Ohio	$90,860	$67,450	370
25	Iowa	$90,310	$51,260	140
26	Kentucky	$89,360	$66,710	40
27	Minnesota	$88,230	$62,970	390
28	California	$85,880	$51,220	690
29	Kansas	$85,580	$46,970	0
30	West Virginia	$83,720	$41,830	90
31	Michigan	$83,020	$59,990	220
32	Idaho	$82,580	$69,870	30
33	Virginia	$81,370	$46,870	110
34	Missouri	$80,090	$55,110	70
35	Maine	$78,850	$64,640	40
36	Texas	$78,330	$47,720	130
37	Alabama	$76,720	$50,000	30
38	Oklahoma	$74,980	$20,970	40
39	South Carolina	$74,760	$49,270	50
40	Mississippi	$66,190	$48,880	30
41	Arizona	$59,000	$55,120	110

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of materials scientists in those states is not available at this time.