The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $64,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $116,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,770.
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 | $99,840 | 1.62% | 7.53% |
| 2021 | $98,220 | 6.74% | - |
| 2020 | $91,600 | -4.90% | - |
| 2019 | $96,090 | -1.97% | - |
| 2018 | $97,980 | 2.11% | - |
| 2017 | $95,910 | 1.09% | - |
| 2016 | $94,860 | 1.66% | - |
| 2015 | $93,290 | -2.64% | - |
| 2014 | $95,750 | 4.40% | - |
| 2013 | $91,540 | -0.85% | - |
| 2012 | $92,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,840 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.