Materials Engineers Salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Materials Engineers pay range in Ann Arbor

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $143,460 or more. The middle half of materials engineers in Ann Arbor earn between $79,360 and $127,220.

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

Materials Engineers salary after taxes in Ann Arbor

On the average salary of $105,400, a single filer in Ann Arbor takes home about $78,746 a year, or $6,562 a month and $3,029 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Ann Arbor area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $105,400 buys what about $104,481 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Ann Arbor ($55,380). A typical home costs $422,945, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Materials Engineers salary in other Michigan cities

Ann Arbor ranks 1st of 3 Michigan metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Materials Engineers salaries in Michigan

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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