Average plastics engineering major salary

Updated September 14, 2023

$85,097

$57,00010%

$85,097Median

$125,00090%

What is the average plastics engineering major salary in the US?

As a plastics engineering major graduate in the USA, you can expect to earn on average $85,097 per year or $40.91 per hour.The top 10 percent make over $125,000 per year, while the bottom 10 percent make under $57,000 per year.technology companies and manufacturing companies have the most job opportunities for plastics engineering major graduates.The best states for high paying jobs for plastics engineering major graduates are California, Washington, New Mexico, Massachusetts, and Delaware.

Best paying cities

$105,164

$95,683

$92,775

Average plastics engineering salary by company

In every industry, there is a range of salaries that a plastics engineering major graduate makes.technology companies and manufacturing companies have the most job opportunities for plastics engineering major graduates.Meta and Apple are the highest paying companies.In addition, companies like Amazon and Applied Materials report highly competitive salaries for plastics engineering majors.

Average salary by company

Rank	Company	Zippia score	Average plastics engineering salary
1	1.Meta	4.8	$138,067
2	2.Apple	4.8	$129,786
3	3.Amazon	4.7	$112,658
4	4.Applied Materials	4.5	$109,009
5	5.Texas Instruments	4.6	$107,630
6	6.Lam Research	4.6	$104,652
7	7.OMNOVA Solutions	4.8	$101,482
8	8.Micron Technology	4.3	$100,741
9	9.Koch Industries	4.7	$99,930
10	10.Intel	4.7	$99,267
11	11.Tesla	4.6	$97,438
12	12.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	4.5	$97,417
13	13.Evonik	4.8	$96,723
14	14.Corning Incorporated	4.5	$96,166
15	15.Oracle	4.6	$95,801
16	16.General Electric	4.8	$93,364
17	17.Lucid Motors	4.4	$91,760
18	18.Pfizer	4.5	$91,070
19	19.Bayer MaterialScience LLC	4.5	$89,956
20	20.Clean Harbors	4.8	$89,017

Average plastics engineering major salary by city

Across America, plastics engineering major graduates make on average $85,097 annually or $40.91 hourly.Working in San Francisco, CA as a plastics engineering major graduate will pay you the highest wages at around $105,164 per year.Not only that, San Francisco, CA also has an average entry-level salary of $66,000.plastics engineering major graduates in Seattle, WA, Albuquerque, NM, Boston, MA, Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, and Austin, TX make the most money.California, Washington, New Mexico, Massachusetts, and Delaware are the top 5 highest earning states for plastics engineering major graduates.Kansas, Wisconsin, Florida, Nebraska, and Arkansas have the lowest reported salaries for plastics engineering major graduates.

Average salary by location

Rank	City	Average plastics engineering salary	Salary range
1	San Francisco, CA	$105,164	$61k $133k
2	Seattle, WA	$95,683	$61k $133k
3	Albuquerque, NM	$92,775	$61k $133k
4	Boston, MA	$92,193	$61k $133k
5	Washington, DC	$88,889	$61k $133k
6	Baltimore, MD	$87,151	$61k $133k
7	Austin, TX	$87,045	$61k $133k
8	Richmond, VA	$86,952	$61k $133k
9	Hillsboro, OR	$84,122	$61k $133k
10	Phoenix, AZ	$83,782	$61k $133k
11	New York, NY	$82,302	$61k $133k
12	Rochester, NH	$81,884	$61k $133k
13	Denver, CO	$81,830	$61k $133k
14	Minneapolis, MN	$79,650	$61k $133k
15	Oklahoma City, OK	$79,200	$61k $133k
16	Portland, ME	$78,107	$61k $133k
17	Salt Lake City, UT	$77,808	$61k $133k
18	Chicago, IL	$77,717	$61k $133k
19	Philadelphia, PA	$76,654	$61k $133k
20	Atlanta, GA	$76,422	$61k $133k

Average plastics engineering major salary by state

The darker areas on the map show where plastics engineering majors earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average salary

Plastics engineering major average salary by state

State	Average plastics engineering major salary	Average hourly rate
California	$98,365	$47.29
Washington	$95,230	$45.78
New Mexico	$92,607	$44.52
Massachusetts	$92,112	$44.28
Delaware	$87,959	$42.29
Virginia	$87,370	$42.00
New Jersey	$87,325	$41.98
Maryland	$87,037	$41.84
Texas	$86,626	$41.65
Idaho	$85,153	$40.94
Rhode Island	$85,036	$40.88
Nevada	$84,585	$40.67
Oregon	$84,543	$40.65
Connecticut	$84,480	$40.62
Arizona	$83,535	$40.16
Alaska	$82,807	$39.81
Louisiana	$82,641	$39.73
New Hampshire	$82,519	$39.67
New York	$82,199	$39.52
Colorado	$82,030	$39.44
Vermont	$81,230	$39.05
Montana	$79,964	$38.44
Minnesota	$79,538	$38.24
Michigan	$78,970	$37.97
West Virginia	$78,902	$37.93
Oklahoma	$78,810	$37.89
Tennessee	$78,561	$37.77
Utah	$78,191	$37.59
Maine	$77,627	$37.32
Illinois	$77,519	$37.27
North Dakota	$76,913	$36.98
Georgia	$76,452	$36.76
Pennsylvania	$76,235	$36.65
Iowa	$75,540	$36.32
Hawaii	$75,516	$36.31
Alabama	$74,961	$36.04
Ohio	$74,592	$35.86
South Carolina	$74,060	$35.61
Wyoming	$74,046	$35.60
Missouri	$73,831	$35.50
Indiana	$73,703	$35.43
North Carolina	$73,382	$35.28
Kentucky	$73,233	$35.21
Mississippi	$72,296	$34.76
Kansas	$71,904	$34.57
Wisconsin	$71,385	$34.32
Florida	$70,606	$33.95
Nebraska	$68,877	$33.11
Arkansas	$68,139	$32.76
South Dakota	$67,986	$32.69

Highest paying jobs for plastics engineering majors

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Open jobs
1	Senior Scientist	$106,671	49,712
2	Senior Process Engineer	$105,377	56,510
3	Research And Development Engineer	$100,168	187,910
4	Scientist	$97,343	62,467
5	Research Engineer	$96,945	136,763
6	Product Design Engineer	$94,827	170,485
7	Senior Manufacturing Engineer	$93,852	97,154
8	Sales Engineer	$93,726	132,324
9	Process Development Engineer	$89,753	118,616
10	Production Engineer	$89,726	94,789
11	Product Engineer	$89,645	157,888
12	Chemical Engineer	$89,448	42,176
13	Product Developer	$88,629	147,035
14	Material Engineer	$86,258	89,717
15	Product Development Engineer	$86,074	202,155
16	Materials Scientist	$84,459	46,795
17	Process Engineer	$82,442	66,937
18	Quality Assurance Engineer	$82,214	243,536
19	Plastics Engineer	$80,304	47,267
20	Quality Engineer	$79,671	96,838

Average plastics engineering major salary by industry

Wages for plastics engineering major graduates can differ based on the industry they work in.Our analysis shows that technology companies, energy companies, and automotive companies pay higher-than-average wages for plastics engineering major graduates.technology companies pay plastics engineering major graduates the highest wages, averaging $92,987 per year. Energy companies and automotive companies pay well too, at $91,080 and $86,234, respectively.At $69,631, the average salary for plastics engineering majors in the retail industry is lower than other industries.

Average salary by industry

Rank	Industry	Average plastics engineering major salary	Range
1	Technology	$92,987	$57k $108k
2	Energy	$91,080	$57k $108k
3	Automotive	$86,234	$57k $108k
4	Health Care	$85,847	$57k $108k
5	Manufacturing	$84,048	$57k $108k
6	Pharmaceutical	$73,824	$57k $108k
7	Retail	$69,631	$57k $108k

Salary history for plastics engineering major graduates

This data shows the national average salary between 2011-2020 among Plastics Engineering major graduates.

Salaries for related majors

Rank	Major	Average salary	Range
1	Systems Engineering	$92,720	$41k $114k
2	Manufacturing Engineering	$86,102	$41k $114k
3	Petroleum Engineering	$85,578	$41k $114k
4	Engineering	$84,098	$41k $114k
5	Operations Research	$82,068	$41k $114k
6	Mining Engineering	$81,856	$41k $114k
7	Aerospace Engineering	$80,340	$41k $114k
8	Computer Engineering	$79,862	$41k $114k
9	Industrial Engineering	$79,503	$41k $114k
10	Mechanical Engineering	$75,070	$41k $114k
11	Electrical Engineering	$75,040	$41k $114k
12	Biological Engineering	$72,923	$41k $114k
13	Engineering Science	$72,902	$41k $114k
14	Civil Engineering	$72,245	$41k $114k
15	Materials Science And Engineering	$70,247	$41k $114k
16	Environmental Engineering	$70,158	$41k $114k
17	Mechatronics And Robotics	$69,788	$41k $114k
18	Chemical Engineering	$68,316	$41k $114k
19	Architectural Engineering	$65,064	$41k $114k
20	Biomedical Engineering	$55,912	$41k $114k

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