The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in California-Lexington Park, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials engineers in California-Lexington Park 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 | $80,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $93,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $113,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $164,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in California-Lexington Park, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $164,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $113,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,370.
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 | $113,820 | 2.71% | 7.45% |
| 2021 | $110,740 | -17.48% | - |
| 2020 | $130,100 | -4.53% | - |
| 2019 | $136,000 | 3.04% | - |
| 2018 | $131,860 | 16.64% | - |
| 2017 | $109,920 | 4.17% | - |
| 2016 | $105,340 | 2.67% | - |
| 2015 | $102,530 | -2.74% | - |
| 2012 | $105,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $113,820, California-Lexington Park is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of Maryland, following the highest paying city Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick (median annual salary of $118,120). Compared with Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, the median annual salary of materials engineers in California-Lexington Park is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| California-Lexington Park | |
| St Marys County | |
| Baltimore-Towson |