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Materials Engineer Salary in the Industry of Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

The salary statistics and trend of materials engineers in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare materials engineer salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,110
25th Percentile Wage
$46,780
50th Percentile Wage
$57,170
75th Percentile Wage
$78,360
90th Percentile Wage
$102,590

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for materials engineers in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) materials engineers is $102,590. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $57,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent materials engineers is $42,110.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers in the industry of Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$57,170
1.00% -43.99%
2016
$56,600
3.71% -
2015
$54,500
-9.27% -
2014
$59,550
10.97% -
2013
$53,020
-55.26% -
2012
$82,320
- -

Table 3. Compare Materials Engineer Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector

The average salaries of materials engineers in six industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of materials engineers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Educational Services - State government owned
$57,890
Educational Services - Privately owned
$57,890
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
$57,890
Educational Services
$57,890
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
$57,170
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
$55,240

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