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State comparison · 2025

Materials Engineers salary: Maryland vs South Carolina

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Materials Engineers in Maryland earn a median of $140,640. In South Carolina, $121,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.2% — not 15.6%.

Nominal pay gap
+15.6%
Maryland vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+3.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Maryland

Materials Engineers

Median
$140,640
p25
$109,970
p75
$173,720
p10
$79,470
p90
$195,190
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
105.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
+100%
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South Carolina

Materials Engineers

Median
$121,610
p25
$92,240
p75
$131,080
p10
$75,550
p90
$158,940
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.7
Hiring velocity (180d)
-57%
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BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.