The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials engineers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia 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 | $48,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,500.
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 | $82,330 | 4.32% | 0.29% |
| 2021 | $78,770 | -5.90% | - |
| 2020 | $83,420 | 0.58% | - |
| 2019 | $82,940 | 1.39% | - |
| 2018 | $81,790 | -3.68% | - |
| 2017 | $84,800 | 8.56% | - |
| 2016 | $77,540 | -3.60% | - |
| 2015 | $80,330 | 0.63% | - |
| 2014 | $79,820 | -3.85% | - |
| 2013 | $82,890 | 0.97% | - |
| 2012 | $82,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,330 in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 22.3 percent (22.3%) 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 |