The annual salary statistics of materials scientists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials scientists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 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 | $56,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials scientists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials scientists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $79,840 | 3.87% | 25.29% |
| 2019 | $76,750 | -2.62% | - |
| 2018 | $78,760 | 3.82% | - |
| 2015 | $75,750 | 3.51% | - |
| 2014 | $73,090 | 10.63% | - |
| 2013 | $65,320 | 8.68% | - |
| 2012 | $59,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,840, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is the second highest paying city for materials scientists in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater (median annual salary of $99,050). Compared with Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, the median annual salary of materials scientists in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Jacksonville | |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach | |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall |