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Materials Engineer Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Materials Engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$86,070
25th Percentile Wage
$103,280
50th Percentile Wage
$122,000
75th Percentile Wage
$144,190
90th Percentile Wage
$161,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $86,070.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$122,000
8.26% 33.16%
2014
$111,920
20.93% -
2013
$88,500
7.86% -
2012
$81,540
- -

Table 2. Compare Materials Engineer Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $122,000, Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $136,600). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$136,600
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$122,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$115,610
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$111,750
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$110,320
Vallejo-Fairfield
$108,450
Bakersfield-Delano
$106,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$104,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$103,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$102,770
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$102,610
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$99,840
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$99,370
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$95,700
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$95,080
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$89,240