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Materials Engineer Salary in Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Materials Engineers in Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$36,920
25th Percentile Wage	$49,870
50th Percentile Wage	$70,200
75th Percentile Wage	$82,890
90th Percentile Wage	$105,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,920.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$70,200	-31.77%	14.77%
2020	$92,500	2.65%	-
2019	$90,050	2.60%	-
2018	$87,710	5.29%	-
2017	$83,070	12.52%	-
2016	$72,670	3.55%	-
2015	$70,090	1.57%	-
2014	$68,990	2.36%	-
2013	$67,360	11.18%	-
2012	$59,830	-	-

Table 2. Compare Materials Engineer Salary in Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,200 in Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area is 33.1 percent (33.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 8.9 percent (8.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Ann Arbor	$104,980
South Bend-Mishawaka	$85,020
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn	$83,530
Detroit-Warren-Livonia	$82,330
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills	$81,360
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$70,200
Grand Rapids-Wyoming	$69,320
Lansing-East Lansing	$66,260
Muskegon-Norton Shores	$63,960