Materials Engineers Salary in Albany, NY

Materials Engineers pay range in Albany

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $168,720 or more. The middle half of materials engineers in Albany earn between $106,440 and $161,820.

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

Materials Engineers salary after taxes in Albany

On the average salary of $132,170, a single filer in Albany takes home about $94,722 a year, or $7,894 a month and $3,643 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 (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Albany area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.6), so the average $132,170 buys what about $132,746 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($58,460). A typical home costs $370,533, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Materials Engineers salary in other New York cities

Albany ranks 2nd of 4 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($137,070).

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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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• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$134,700 a year
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• Civil Engineers$109,520 a year

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