How much do Materials Engineers make in Oklahoma City, OK?

Percentile spread

For Materials Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $54,990 and the 90th percentile is $132,190. The difference is $77,200, which is 80.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $73,940 to the 75th at $108,870, covers $34,930.

The mean annual wage is $94,030, which sits below the median of $95,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oklahoma City, OK median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $112,860 for Materials Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,831, which is 6.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% lower than the Oklahoma median of $99,950.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oklahoma City, OK is 90.408, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Materials Engineers at $105,831 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Materials Engineers. Oklahoma City, OK ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Tulsa, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $110,690 and employment of 70. That median is 15.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,072, against $105,831 here.
• Wichita, KS is 153 miles away, with a median of $100,000 and employment of 190. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,428, against $105,831 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 181 miles away, with a median of $117,700 and employment of 440. That median is 23% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,172, against $105,831 here.

Employment share

Materials Engineers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Oklahoma City, OK (100 of 677,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.