Materials Engineers Salary in Boulder, CO

Materials Engineers pay range in Boulder

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $99,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $200,310 or more. The middle half of materials engineers in Boulder earn between $110,490 and $166,230.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Materials Engineers salary after taxes in Boulder

On the average salary of $143,470, a single filer in Boulder takes home about $103,723 a year, or $8,644 a month and $3,989 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Is Boulder a good place for materials engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Boulder area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.2), so the average $143,470 buys what about $136,376 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Boulder ($69,580). A typical home costs $727,954, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Materials Engineers salary in other Colorado cities

Boulder ranks 1st of 3 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Materials Engineers salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for materials engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($156,740).

Materials Engineers salary by city

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