Polymer & materials salary guide

Polymer and materials science salaries based on 1,789 active listings that disclose pay. Ranges below show the 25th–75th percentile mid-point for each group, what most people in the band actually earn, not the outliers.

$114KMedian (mid-point)

$63–180K10th–90th percentile

1,789Salaried roles analyzed

By seniority

Director+ $177–251K

Staff/Principal $157–211K

Senior $120–162K

Manager $115–166K

Mid-level $95–127K

Postdoc $85–102K

Entry level $73–107K

Technician $54–75K

By degree level

MS $118–180K

PhD $97–154K

BS $95–146K

Not specified $53–120K

Associate $66–92K

High school $50–78K

By role

Management / Director $135–207K

Supply Chain / Procurement $113–166K

Regulatory / Compliance $107–148K

R&D / Research $91–159K

Applications Engineering $107–127K

Product Development $98–143K

Process Engineering $95–137K

Technical Service / Sales $84–124K

Top-paying employers

Periodic Labs $115–244K

Solstice Advanced Materials $148–210K

Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. $171–201K

Intel $121–200K

Anduril Industries $131–193K

Exponent $149–194K

Intuitive Surgical $133–183K

Eli Lilly and Company $91–169K