The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $67,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $96,410 | 0.22% | 7.64% |
| 2016 | $96,200 | 6.44% | - |
| 2015 | $90,000 | 13.33% | - |
| 2014 | $78,000 | 1.94% | - |
| 2013 | $76,490 | -16.41% | - |
| 2012 | $89,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,410 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bedford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Framingham | |
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| Springfield | |
| New Bedford |