The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $64,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $159,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $159,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $102,770 | 2.40% | -2.09% |
| 2021 | $100,300 | -7.14% | - |
| 2020 | $107,460 | -1.82% | - |
| 2019 | $109,420 | 1.33% | - |
| 2018 | $107,960 | 1.33% | - |
| 2017 | $106,520 | 1.50% | - |
| 2016 | $104,920 | 2.25% | - |
| 2015 | $102,560 | -2.30% | - |
| 2012 | $104,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,770 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 13.2 percent (13.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.