The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $84,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $136,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $164,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $179,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $179,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $136,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,020.
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 | $136,600 | 5.72% | 25.08% |
| 2021 | $128,780 | 11.25% | - |
| 2020 | $114,290 | 7.14% | - |
| 2019 | $106,130 | -6.05% | - |
| 2018 | $112,550 | -6.44% | - |
| 2017 | $119,800 | -0.08% | - |
| 2016 | $119,890 | 2.06% | - |
| 2015 | $117,420 | -3.40% | - |
| 2014 | $121,410 | 15.98% | - |
| 2013 | $102,010 | -0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $102,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $136,600, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for materials engineers in state of California, followed by Oakland-Fremont-Hayward (median annual salary $122,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of materials engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.