The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials engineers in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 | $59,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,650.
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 | $93,680 | -3.59% | 8.29% |
| 2021 | $97,040 | -8.52% | - |
| 2020 | $105,310 | 4.50% | - |
| 2019 | $100,570 | 20.82% | - |
| 2018 | $79,630 | 4.97% | - |
| 2017 | $75,670 | -13.53% | - |
| 2016 | $85,910 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $85,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $93,680, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Waterloo-Cedar Falls (median annual salary of $99,770). Compared with Waterloo-Cedar Falls, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |