The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $57,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $143,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $143,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,670.
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 | $83,530 | 0.04% | 8.28% |
| 2016 | $83,500 | 11.34% | - |
| 2015 | $74,030 | -1.89% | - |
| 2014 | $75,430 | 2.47% | - |
| 2013 | $73,570 | -4.13% | - |
| 2012 | $76,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,530 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 23.4 percent (23.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ann Arbor | |
| South Bend-Mishawaka | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | |
| Lansing-East Lansing | |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores |