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Materials Engineer Salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California

The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,730
25th Percentile Wage
$78,400
50th Percentile Wage
$95,700
75th Percentile Wage
$135,470
90th Percentile Wage
$185,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $185,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,730.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$95,700
7.14% 23.56%
2021
$88,870
-8.32% -
2020
$96,260
10.97% -
2019
$85,700
-6.91% -
2018
$91,620
1.32% -
2017
$90,410
0.63% -
2016
$89,840
14.40% -
2015
$76,900
-8.61% -
2014
$83,520
0.36% -
2013
$83,220
12.10% -
2012
$73,150
- -

Table 2. Compare Materials Engineer Salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,700 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 29.9 percent (29.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California.