Materials Engineers Salary in Indianapolis, IN

Materials Engineers pay range in Indianapolis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $128,820 or more. The middle half of materials engineers in Indianapolis earn between $85,560 and $127,240.

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

Materials Engineers salary after taxes in Indianapolis

On the average salary of $112,680, a single filer in Indianapolis takes home about $82,494 a year, or $6,875 a month and $3,173 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).

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

Prices in the Indianapolis area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $112,680 buys what about $117,748 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Indianapolis ($49,340). A typical home costs $295,921, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Materials Engineers salary in other Indiana cities

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

All Materials Engineers salaries in Indiana

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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