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Salary as Materials scientist

What does one earn as Materials scientist?

As a Materials scientist, one earns an average of 57.606€ per year in Germany. This corresponds to a gross monthly salary of 4.801€. The salary as a Materials scientist ranges between 52.517€ and 64.608€.

Nationwide, there are

30 Materials scientist jobs on jobvector.de.

Average Salary

57.606 € gross/Year
To give you a realistic assessment of your potential income, we use the 25th and 75th percentiles of our salary data for salary values (min, max). This improves the quality of our salary information by excluding distorting (extremely high and low) salaries.
min. 52.517 €

Gross salary/Year

max. 64.608 €

Gross salary/Year

Year Month
Demand in the job market for positions as Materials scientist is currently high, and many companies are looking for suitable professionals. Among the employers currently seeking applicants as Materials scientist are:

Starting salary as Materials scientist

The starting salary as a Materials scientist is on average 52.762 € gross per year. This corresponds to a monthly salary of 4.397 € gross.

Your chances of a higher salary increase with your work experience, as you can often take on more responsibility.

As a Materials scientist with several years of work experience, your average salary is 63.835 € gross per year.

Starting Salary

⌀ 52.762 €

With
Experience

⌀ 63.835 €

Similar Interesting Professions

As a Materials scientist, you have numerous specialization opportunities and related professions, such as

material scientist , Materials Science Engineer , Materials engineer ,

for which you could also be qualified with your knowledge.

Salary as Materials scientist
Specialist vs. Manager

Are you aiming for a career as a manager or do you prefer to specialize as a specialist? The salary for specialists and managers in the field of Materials scientist can serve as your first decision-making aid in choosing your career path.

Taking on personnel responsibility as a manager pays off in the field of Materials scientist. While your salary as a specialist averages 55.770€, as a manager you can earn up to 70.802€.

Specialist

ø 55.770 €

Manager

ø 70.802 €

Skills as Materials scientist

In addition to soft skills such as communication, flexibility, and teamwork, employers expect a variety of relevant hard skills and abilities for the profession as Materials scientist. The most important skills include: Materials , Materials Research , Material Sciences , Material development , Material synthesis , Nanomaterials , Materials Testing , Material testing .

Salary as Materials scientist
by City

Where do you earn the most as a Materials scientist? Currently, you earn the most as a Materials scientist in Bensheim with an average salary of 63.089€ per year.

In general, the salary as a Materials scientist is usually higher in large cities than in small towns. Large cities and metropolises often offer higher salaries, although the cost of living is also higher.

In which city you can earn particularly high salaries as a Materials scientist, you will find out in this table:

Ø Gehalt Gehaltsspanne
Berlin 52,762€ 52,484 € - 52,762€
München 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Potsdam 52,762€ 52,484 € - 52,762€
Freising 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Bensheim 63,089€ 59,798 € - 63,472€
Bernau bei Berlin 52,762€ 52,484 € - 52,762€
Fürstenfeldbruck 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Strausberg 52,762€ 52,484 € - 52,762€
Hennigsdorf 52,762€ 52,484 € - 52,762€
Unterschleißheim 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Hohen Neuendorf 52,762€ 52,484 € - 52,762€
Wandlitz 52,762€ 52,484 € - 52,762€
Puchheim, Oberbayern 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Taufkirchen, Kreis München 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Gilching 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Garching bei München 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Ismaning 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Gräfelfing 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Neubiberg 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Stahnsdorf 52,762€ 52,484 € - 52,762€
Oberschleißheim 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Schönefeld bei Berlin 52,762€ 52,484 € - 52,762€
Planegg 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Neuried, Kreis München 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Aschheim 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
Großbeeren 52,762€ 52,484 € - 52,762€
Vierkirchen, Oberbayern 61,538€ 52,762 € - 63,632€
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What factors influence your salary as Materials scientist?

There are several career factors that influence your salary as a Materials scientist. Average salary tends to increase with the size of the company you work for. In large corporations, salaries are often higher compared to start-ups and small companies. However, in smaller companies, you may have the opportunity to advance more quickly on the career ladder.

One of the key factors affecting your salary as a Materials scientist is your work experience. With each year on the job, you gain valuable knowledge and experience that become increasingly better compensated over time. In just a few years, you transition from a beginner to a young professional. After more than 10 years of experience, you can then be considered a professional. With increasing experience, you also have the opportunity to move into positions with personnel responsibility. A position with personnel responsibility is generally paid significantly better, and there are further factors influencing your salary here as well. For example, a department head with personnel responsibility for over 20 employees earns more than a group leader responsible for 5 employees.

Your educational qualification, the city, and the federal state where you work are also factors that influence your salary.

Materials scientist - Latest salary data 2025

How up-to-date is the Materials scientist salary data?

At jobvector, we attach great importance to always providing you with up-to-date and accurate salary information. Income as an Materials scientist has changed significantly over the last few years due to factors such as rising wage levels, inflation, new legal regulations, bonus payments and tax adjustments. It is therefore particularly important to us to present up-to-date data that gives you as an applicant a good and realistic basis for the next salary negotiation.

The salary information on jobvector is consistently kept up to date and is never more than three years old. This timeliness guarantees you a precise and clearly structured overview of salary structures as an Materials scientist, and effectively supports you in preparing for your salary negotiations.

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The salary data presented here is based on salary information provided by employers in job advertisements as well as salary information from over 10,000 professionals and managers from surveys conducted by jobvector.

These professionals bring a variety of experience and expertise from different companies and positions, making the salary data a comprehensive and meaningful source of average salaries.
It is important to emphasize that this salary data represents averages and cannot be directly attributed to individual job postings. However, they do provide valuable guidance and insight into the salary structures of the field being sought for both job seekers and employers.