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Materials Engineer Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,710
25th Percentile Wage
$81,950
50th Percentile Wage
$111,750
75th Percentile Wage
$141,710
90th Percentile Wage
$174,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $174,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,710.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$111,750
9.10% 20.13%
2013
$101,580
12.14% -
2012
$89,250
- -

Table 2. Compare Materials Engineer Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $111,750 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 20.1 percent (20.1%) 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