The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $51,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $157,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $104,830 | -0.67% | 4.58% |
| 2016 | $105,530 | 5.59% | - |
| 2015 | $99,630 | -0.83% | - |
| 2014 | $100,460 | -1.29% | - |
| 2013 | $101,760 | 1.70% | - |
| 2012 | $100,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,830 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 14.9 percent (14.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.