The annual salary statistics of materials scientists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials scientists 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $45,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $116,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials scientists 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 $154,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials scientists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $92,290 | -31.96% | -17.94% |
| 2016 | $121,790 | 1.25% | - |
| 2015 | $120,270 | -0.98% | - |
| 2014 | $121,450 | 8.72% | - |
| 2013 | $110,860 | 1.81% | - |
| 2012 | $108,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,290 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for materials scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of materials scientists in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 30.3 percent (30.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.