The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $49,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,850.
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 | $82,970 | 18.20% | -8.64% |
| 2020 | $67,870 | -16.15% | - |
| 2019 | $78,830 | -19.41% | - |
| 2018 | $94,130 | 4.74% | - |
| 2017 | $89,670 | 1.71% | - |
| 2016 | $88,140 | 4.53% | - |
| 2015 | $84,150 | -8.34% | - |
| 2014 | $91,170 | 3.30% | - |
| 2013 | $88,160 | -2.25% | - |
| 2012 | $90,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,970 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville and 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.