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Blue Origin Materials Engineer or Chemist Salary

Blue Origin's 27 open roles for materials engineers and chemists post a median $126k/yr, typically $114k–$203k/yr, from 20 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Blue Origin role
median $157k/yr
Blue Origin's materials engineers and chemists: 20% below it
Materials engineers and chemists at every space company
median $137k/yr
Blue Origin: 8% below it
All US materials engineers, May 2025
median $113k/yr
Blue Origin's postings: 12% above it
Highest posted top
$237k/yr
Principal Propulsion Engineer - Materials and Processes

Typical pay is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. Pay is compared as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks), a weekly one at 52 weeks, a monthly one at 12 months. A posting that names only a ceiling ("up to $X") is left out of the figures.

Blue Origin materials engineer or chemist pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op2Too few figures
Entry, associate or level I3$97.6k/yr$97.6k–$114k/yr
Level II4$119k/yr$119k–$139k/yr
Level III6$145k/yr$139k–$169k/yr
Senior3$174k/yr$167k–$203k/yr
Lead1Too few figures
Principal or fellow1Too few figures
Title names no level7$140k/yr$114k–$198k/yr

A level is read from the title, the first that applies from an internship to a director (the reading of our research on career levels and pay). A figure needs three distinct posted rates.

Where Blue Origin hires materials engineers and chemists

  • Greater Seattle Area, WA18 roles, median $119k/yr
  • Space Coast, FL7 roles
  • Huntsville, AL2 roles

Open Blue Origin roles for materials engineers and chemists, highest pay first

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 20:02 UTC

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Questions about Blue Origin pay for materials engineers and chemists

How much does Blue Origin pay materials engineers and chemists?

Blue Origin's open roles for materials engineers and chemists post a median $126k/yr, typically $114k–$203k/yr, from 20 distinct pay figures in 20 of its 27 postings. Typical pay here is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. The highest posted top is $237k/yr, for Principal Propulsion Engineer - Materials and Processes.

What does Blue Origin pay materials engineers and chemists at each level?

By the level each title names: entry, associate or level I: a median $97.6k/yr (3 roles); level II: a median $119k/yr (4 roles); level III: a median $145k/yr (6 roles); senior: a median $174k/yr (3 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does Blue Origin pay materials engineers and chemists more than other space companies?

Blue Origin's median, $126k/yr, is 8% below the $137k/yr median of the 147 open roles for materials engineers and chemists at every space company we read (Blue Origin's among them).

Do materials engineers and chemists earn more than other roles at Blue Origin?

Blue Origin's roles for materials engineers and chemists post a median $126k/yr, 20% below the $157k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Blue Origin salaries compares every kind of work).

How does Blue Origin's pay for materials engineers and chemists compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of materials engineers at $113k/yr (May 2025); Blue Origin's posted median, $126k/yr, is 12% above it. A posting states what a new hire is offered, the national figure what everyone in the occupation earns, so the two measure different people. Source: BLS wage estimates by state (OEWS, May 2025), read through O*NET OnLine, CC BY 4.0.

Where does Blue Origin hire materials engineers and chemists?

Its open roles for materials engineers and chemists are in Greater Seattle Area, WA (18), Space Coast, FL (7) and Huntsville, AL (2).